# CVE-2017-6807: mod\_auth\_mellon before 0.13.1 is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Session Transfer attack, where a user with access to one web site running on a s

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-13 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

mod_auth_mellon before 0.13.1 is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Session Transfer attack, where a user with access to one web site running on a server can copy their session cookie to a different web site on the same server to get access to that site.

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## References

- https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/releases/tag/v0.13.1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96843
- https://sympa.uninett.no/lists/uninett.no/arc/modmellon/2017-03/msg00008.html

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