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High · 8.1 CVE-2023-29019 EUVD-2023-1192GHSA-4m3m-ppvx-xgw9

Session fixation in fastify-passport

Published Apr 21, 2023 · Updated Feb 4, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

@fastify/passport is a port of passport authentication library for the Fastify ecosystem. Applications using `@fastify/passport` in affected versions for user authentication, in combination with `@fastify/session` as the underlying session management mechanism, are vulnerable to session fixation attacks from network and same-site attackers. fastify applications rely on the `@fastify/passport` library for user authentication. The login and user validation are performed by the `authenticate` function. When executing this function, the `sessionId` is preserved between the pre-login and the authenticated session. Network and same-site attackers can hijack the victim's session by tossing a valid `sessionId` cookie in the victim's browser and waiting for the victim to log in on the website. As a solution, newer versions of `@fastify/passport` regenerate `sessionId` upon login, preventing the attacker-controlled pre-session cookie from being upgraded to an authenticated session. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
fastify fastify-passport < 1.1.0, >= 2.0.0, < 2.3.0 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm @fastify/passport < 1.1.0 1.1.0 GHSA-4m3m-ppvx-xgw9
npm @fastify/passport >= 2.0.0, < 2.3.0 2.3.0 GHSA-4m3m-ppvx-xgw9

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