CVE-2016-4309

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-4309
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-30 17:59:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionSession fixation vulnerability in Symphony CMS 2.6.7, when session.use_only_cookies is disabled, allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via the PHPSESSID parameter.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-362 | NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Getsymphony Symphony 2.6.7 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Symphony CMS PHPSESSID Session Fixation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Symphony CMS 2.6.7 - Session Fixation - PHP webapps Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Symphony CMS 2.6.7 Session Fixation ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Better php.ini overrides for insecure setups · symphonycms/symphony-2@b329a14 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Third Party Advisory
hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SYMPHONY-CMS-SESSION-FIXATION.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hyp3rlinx.altervista.org Third Party Advisory
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