CVE-2020-5205

low-risk
Published 2020-01-09

In Pow (Hex package) before 1.0.16, the use of Plug.Session in Pow.Plug.Session is susceptible to session fixation attacks if a persistent session store is used for Plug.Session, such as Redis or a database. Cookie store, which is used in most Phoenix apps, doesn't have this vulnerability.

Do I need to act?

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0.30% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Pow

Affected Vendors

Powauth

References (6)

Third Party Advisory https://github.com/danschultzer/pow/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v1016-2020-01-07
Patch https://github.com/danschultzer/pow/commit/578ffd3d8bb8e8a26077b644222186b108da4...
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/danschultzer/pow/security/advisories/GHSA-v2wf-c3j6-wpvw
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/danschultzer/pow/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v1016-2020-01-07
Patch https://github.com/danschultzer/pow/commit/578ffd3d8bb8e8a26077b644222186b108da4...
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/danschultzer/pow/security/advisories/GHSA-v2wf-c3j6-wpvw
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low-risk
Severity 20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal