What is CVE-2020-12258?

CVE-2020-12258 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rconfig, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-05-18.

How severe is CVE-2020-12258?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Rconfig

CVE-2020-12258

rConfig 3.9.4 is vulnerable to session fixation because session expiry and randomization are mishandled. The application can reuse a session via PHPSESSID. Also, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability in conjunction with CVE-2020-12256 or CVE-2020-12259.

EPSS: 0.017 (75.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Rconfig — versions 3.9.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-384 — Session Fixation

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12258?: CVE-2020-12258 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rconfig, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-05-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-12258?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.