Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.803737
Category:	Web application abuses
Title:	PHP Sessions Subsystem Session Fixation Vulnerability (Aug 2013)
Summary:	PHP is prone to a session fixation vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: PHP is prone to a session fixation vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: Session fixation vulnerability in the Sessions subsystem in PHP allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions by specifying a session ID. Affected Software/OS: PHP versions prior to 5.5.2 if an application is using the Sessions subsystem of PHP. Solution: - Update to PHP version 5.5.2 or later and set 'session.use_strict_mode' in php.ini to 'On' - make adoptive session with user land code as described in the referenced PHP strict_sessions document CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-4718 https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60491 https://wiki.php.net/rfc/strict_sessions
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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