GHSA-4m3m-ppvx-xgw9
Session fixation in fastify-passport
Quick fix
GHSA-4m3m-ppvx-xgw9 — @fastify/passport: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
npm install @fastify/passport@1.1.0Details
Applications using `@fastify/passport` for user authentication, in combination with `@fastify/session` as the underlying session management mechanism, are vulnerable to [session fixation attacks](https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Session_fixation) from network and same-site attackers.
## Details 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](https://canitakeyoursubdomain.name/) 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.
## Fix 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.
## Credits * Pedro Adão (@pedromigueladao), [Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon](https://tecnico.ulisboa.pt/) * Marco Squarcina (@lavish), [Security & Privacy Research Unit, TU Wien](https://secpriv.wien/)
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References
- https://github.com/fastify/fastify-passport/security/advisories/GHSA-4m3m-ppvx-xgw9[WEB]
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29019[ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/fastify/fastify-passport/commit/43c82c321db58ea3e375dd475de60befbfcf2a11[WEB]
- https://github.com/fastify/fastify-passport[PACKAGE]
- https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Session_fixation[WEB]