CVE-2020-5290 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-5290: session fixation in rCTF

Vendor Redpwn
Product rctf
Weakness CWE-384 · Session fixation
Published April 1, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In RedpwnCTF before version 2.3, there is a session fixation vulnerability in exploitable through the `#token=$ssid` hash when making a request to the `/verify` endpoint. An attacker team could potentially steal flags by, for example, exploiting a stored XSS payload in a CTF challenge so that victim teams who solve the challenge are unknowingly (and against their will) signed into the attacker team's account. Then, the attacker can gain points / value off the backs of the victims. This is patched in version 2.3.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 1, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated