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High · 7.8 CVE-2021-25985 EUVD-2021-12812GHSA-j232-863r-9977

FactorJS - Insufficient Session Expiration Leads to a Local Account Takeover

Published Nov 16, 2021 · Updated Apr 30, 2025 · Assigned by Mend

Description

In Factor (App Framework & Headless CMS) v1.0.4 to v1.8.30, improperly invalidate a user’s session even after the user logs out of the application. In addition, user sessions are stored in the browser’s local storage, which by default does not have an expiration time. This makes it possible for an attacker to steal and reuse the cookies using techniques such as XSS attacks, followed by a local account takeover.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
FactorJS Factor 1.0.4 – < unspecified, unspecified – ≤ 1.8.30 unspecified

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