CVE-2020-5205

CVE-2020-5205 affects Pow (Hex package) prior to 1.0.16 in Pow.Plug.Session when a persistent session store (e.g., Redis or database) is used. The vulnerability enables session fixation attacks due to how Plug.Session handles the session across persistent stores; cookie store usage (common in Pho...

CVE-2020-5205 Session fixation attack in Pow (Hex package)

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...