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CVE-2020-5205

MEDIUM 6.5

Our Analysis: General Purpose

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Published Date January 9, 2020
Last Modified November 21, 2024
CVSS Vector Not Available

Description

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 most Phoenix apps, doesn't have this vulnerability.

Potentially Affected Vendors