INTRINsec Security Advisory Release Date : September 02, 1999 Software : Bluestone Sapphire/Web V5 Operating System: Solaris Impact : The attacker can access the session of other connected clients. Author : Gerald.Grevrendat_private Status : Bluestone is advised from this. URLs : http://www.INTRINsec.com __ Diggest __ Sapphire/Web is a framework for iCommerce platforms. This product has a security flaw in its authentication scheme that allows an attacker to easily usurpate the identity of the currently connected clients. Bluestone is advised from this and wont correct this bug. __ Technical Details and Exploits __ To authenticate its clients, Sapphire/Web uses an id stored in a session cookie as authentication scheme. After you have sent your login/password, Sapphire/Web sends you back a session cookie containing your id for this session. There are two flaws in their id authentication scheme : - the id is higly predictable : it is a counter incremented one by one, so given your id, it is easy to guess the id of people connected just before you. - the id longs all your session : it isn't renewed at each http request, so you are sure that if the session hasn't been disconnected, its id is valid. All the attacker has to do is to connect to Sapphire/Web server with a valid login/password and note its id. Then he can make a request with a decreased id in its cookie. With some luck, he will access the session of another client. __ Solutions __ Bluestone doesn't provide a patch for this problem. You have to upgrade your software to the new version (V6.X) that allows you to use your own authentication scheme. __ Contacts __ -- Bluestone Software -- Support Services 1000 Briggs Road Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054-4101 Phone: 856.778.7900 Fax: 856.234.2877 supportat_private http://www.bluestone.com -- INTRINsec -- INTRINsec is a French Security Specialist. http://www.INTRINsec.com This advisory is available in french. Cet avis est disponible en francais sur notre site. __ DISCLAMERS __ INTRINsec DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND PROVIDED THESES INFORMATIONS "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. INTRINsec IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER EVEN IF INTRINsec HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. -- Gerald Grevrend : Securite Informatique http://www.INTRINsec.com
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