# CVE-2018-16495: In VOS user session identifier (authentication token) is issued to the browser prior to authentication but is not changed after the user suc

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-05-26 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a Versa VOS: version range not reported

## Description

In VOS user session identifier (authentication token) is issued to the browser prior to authentication but is not changed after the user successfully logs into the application. Failing to issue a new session ID following a successful login introduces the possibility for an attacker to set up a trap session on the device the victim is likely to login with.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Versa VOS, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://hackerone.com/reports/1168192

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