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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2023-42446 EUVD-2023-2404GHSA-3cjh-p6pw-jhv9

Pow Mnesia cache doesn't invalidate all expired keys on startup

Published Sep 18, 2023 · Updated Sep 24, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Pow is a authentication and user management solution for Phoenix and Plug-based apps. Starting in version 1.0.14 and prior to version 1.0.34, use of `Pow.Store.Backend.MnesiaCache` is susceptible to session hijacking as expired keys are not being invalidated correctly on startup. A session may expire when all `Pow.Store.Backend.MnesiaCache` instances have been shut down for a period that is longer than a session's remaining TTL. Version 1.0.34 contains a patch for this issue. As a workaround, expired keys, including all expired sessions, can be manually invalidated.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
pow-auth pow >= 1.0.14, < 1.0.34 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Hex pow >= 1.0.14, < 1.0.34 1.0.34 GHSA-3cjh-p6pw-jhv9

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