CVE-2016-4309

Published: Jun 30, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

7.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.6 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Session 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.

Affected (1)

Products: Getsymphony: Symphony

Getsymphony

1 product

Symphony

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Getsymphony Symphony	Version 2.6.7

Related CWEs

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (12)

http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SYMPHONY-CMS-SESSION-FIXATION.txt

Source: cret@cert.org

Third Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137551/Symphony-CMS-2.6.7-Session-Fixation.html

Source: cret@cert.org

ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538714/100/0/threaded

Source: cret@cert.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91299

Source: cret@cert.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/symphonycms/symphony-2/commit/b329a14adc40868965076a77210452e396243dcd

Source: cret@cert.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39983/

Source: cret@cert.org

ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SYMPHONY-CMS-SESSION-FIXATION.txt