CVEvulnerability
CVE-2021-41246
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2021-12-09
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 4.6 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-384
Description
Express OpenID Connect is express JS middleware implementing sign on for Express web apps using OpenID Connect. Versions before and including `2.5.1` do not regenerate the session id and session cookie when user logs in. This behavior opens up the application to various session fixation vulnerabilities. Versions `2.5.2` contains a patch for this issue.
Affected configurations
• auth0 express openid connect (>= 2.3.0 < 2.5.2)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-384 Session Fixation weakness
References
- https://github.com/auth0/express-openid-connect/commit/5ab67ff2bd84f76674066b5e129b43ab5f2f430f Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/auth0/express-openid-connect/releases/tag/v2.5.2 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/auth0/express-openid-connect/security/advisories/GHSA-7rg2-qxmf-hhx9 Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/auth0/express-openid-connect/commit/5ab67ff2bd84f76674066b5e129b43ab5f2f430f Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/auth0/express-openid-connect/releases/tag/v2.5.2 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/auth0/express-openid-connect/security/advisories/GHSA-7rg2-qxmf-hhx9 Third Party Advisory