Vulnerability in Danschultzer Pow
CVE-2020-5205
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…
EPSS: 0.008 (51.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Danschultzer Pow — versions < 1.0.16
- Powauth Pow
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5205?
- CVE-2020-5205 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Danschultzer Pow, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5205?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.