CVE-2021-25985

Published: Nov 16, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

In Factor (App Framework & Headless CMS) v1.0.4 to v1.8.30, improperly invalidate a user’s session even after the user logs out of the application. In addition, user sessions are stored in the browser’s local storage, which by default does not have an expiration time. This makes it possible for an attacker to steal and reuse the cookies using techniques such as XSS attacks, followed by a local account takeover.

Affected (1)

Products: Darwin: Factor

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Darwin Factor	From 1.0.4 to 1.8.30

Related CWEs

Insufficient Session Expiration

According to WASC, "Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization."

References (4)

https://github.com/FactorJS/factor/blob/v1.8.30/%40factor/user/util.ts#L65

Source: vulnerabilitylab@mend.io

https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25985

Source: vulnerabilitylab@mend.io

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/FactorJS/factor/blob/v1.8.30/%40factor/user/util.ts#L65

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25985

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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