CVE-2023-38489: Getkirby/cms Insufficient Session Expiration After A Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2023-38489 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.3) insufficient session expiration after a vulnerability (CWE-613: Insufficient Session Expiration) affecting Getkirby/cms libraries in the Packagist ecosystem. The issue involves insufficient session expiration after a password change. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 3.5.8.3, 3.6.6.3, 3.7.5.2, 3.8.4.1, 3.9.6.
CVE-2023-38489 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 7.3
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2023-38489
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Getkirby/cms dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade getkirby/cms to 3.5.8.3
Upgrade getkirby/cms to 3.6.6.3
Upgrade getkirby/cms to 3.7.5.2
Upgrade getkirby/cms to 3.8.4.1
Upgrade getkirby/cms to 3.9.6
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for getkirby/cms
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2023-38489, inspect your project dependencies for Getkirby/cms:
inspect dependencies for getkirby/cms
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Getkirby/cms in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 3.5.8.3), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-613: Insufficient Session Expiration, where according to wasc, "insufficient session expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session ids for authorization.". In Getkirby/cms, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2023-38489 Affected Getkirby/cms Versions
5 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
getkirby/cms
|
Packagist |
< 3.5.8.3
|
3.5.8.3
|
|
getkirby/cms
|
Packagist |
≥ 3.6.0
< 3.6.6.3
|
3.6.6.3
|
|
getkirby/cms
|
Packagist |
≥ 3.7.0
< 3.7.5.2
|
3.7.5.2
|
|
getkirby/cms
|
Packagist |
≥ 3.8.0
< 3.8.4.1
|
3.8.4.1
|
|
getkirby/cms
|
Packagist |
≥ 3.9.0
< 3.9.6
|
3.9.6
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"summary" : "Insufficient Session Expiration after a password change",
"details" : "### TL;DR\n\nThis vulnerability affects all Kirby sites with user accounts (unless Kirby's API and Panel are disabled in the config).\n\nIt can only be abused if a Kirby user is logged in on a device or browser that is shared with potentially untrusted users or if an attacker already maliciously used a previous password to log in to a Kirby site as the affected user.\n\n----\n\n### Introduction\n\nInsufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization.\n\nIn the variation described in this advisory, it allows attackers to stay logged in to a Kirby site on another device or browser even if the logged in user has since changed their password.\n\n### Impact\n\nKirby did not invalidate old user sessions after the user password was changed by the user or by a site admin.\n\nIf a user changed their password to lock out an attacker who was already in possession of the previous password or of a login session on another device or browser, the attacker would not be reliably prevented from accessing the Kirby site as the affected user.\n\n### Patches\n\nThe problem has been patched in [Kirby 3.5.8.3](https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/releases/tag/3.5.8.3), [Kirby 3.6.6.3](https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/releases/tag/3.6.6.3), [Kirby 3.7.5.2](https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/releases/tag/3.7.5.2), [Kirby 3.8.4.1](https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/releases/tag/3.8.4.1) and [Kirby 3.9.6](https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/releases/tag/3.9.6). Please update to one of these or a [later version](https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/releases) to fix the vulnerability.\n\nIn all of the mentioned releases, we have updated the authentication implementation to keep track of the last time the password was changed. If a new password was set since the login, the session is invalidated. To enforce this fix even if the vulnerability was previously abused, all users are logged out from the Kirby site after updating to one of the patched releases.\n\n### Credits\n\nThanks to Shankar Acharya (@5hank4r) for responsibly reporting the identified issue.",
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