onelook onebyone CMS - Session fixation Issue

Advisory Text :

[MajorSecurity Advisory #39]onelook onebyone CMS - Session fixation Issue

Details
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Product: onebyone CMS
Remote-Exploit: yes
Vendor-URL: http://www.onebyone.ch/
Vendor-Status: informed
Advisory-Status: published

Credits
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Discovered by: David Vieira-Kurz
http://www.majorsecurity.de

Original Advisory:
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http://www.majorsecurity.de/index_2.php?major_rls=major_rls39

Introduction
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onebyone CMS is a Content Management System.

More Details
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1. Session fixation:
The Cookie variable "PHPSESSID" can be set to a malicious and arbitrary
value.

1.1 Classification:
Session Fixation is an attack technique that forces a user's session ID to
an explicit value.
Depending on the functionality of the target web site, a number of
techniques can be utilized to "fix" the session ID value.
These techniques range from Cross-site Scripting exploits to peppering the
web site with previously made HTTP requests.
After a user's session ID has been fixed, the attacker will wait for them
to login.
Once the user does so, the attacker uses the predefined session ID value to
assume their online identity.

Workaround:
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1. Do not accept session identifiers from GET / POST variables:
Session identifiers in URL (query string, GET variables) or POST variables
are not recommended as it simplifies this attack - it is easy to make links
or forms which sets GET / POST variables.

2.Regenerate SID on each request:
A powerful countermeassure against session fixation is to "regenerate"
session identifier (SID) on each request.
This means that although attacker may trick a user into accepting a known
SID, the SID will be invalid when attacker attempts to re-use the SID.

3. Accept only server generated SID:
One way to improve security is to not accept session identifiers not
generated by server.

if ( ! isset( $_SESSION['SERVER_GENERATED_SID'] ) ) {
session_destroy(); // destroy all data in session
}
session_regenerate_id(); // generate a new session identifier
$_SESSION['SERVER_GENERATED_SID'] = true;

References:
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http://www.acrossecurity.com/papers/session_fixation.pdf
http://www.webappsec.org/projects/threat/classes/session_fixation.shtml

History/Timeline
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29.03.2007 discovery of the vulnerability
30.03.2007 additional tests with other versions
02.04.2007 contacted the vendor
05.04.2007 advisory is written
06.04.2007 advisory released

MajorSecurity
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MajorSecurity is a German penetration testing and security research
project
which consists of only one person at the present time.
Currently looking for a site sponsor.
http://www.majorsecurity.de/

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onelook onebyone CMS - Session fixation Issue