CVE-2023-22732: Shopware has Insufficient Session Expiration in Administration

Published Jan 17, 2023
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Updated

Impact The Administration session expiration was set to one week, when an attacker has stolen the session cookie they could use it for a long period of time.

Patches We added an automatic logout into the Administration, so the user will be logged out when they are inactive.

References

https://docs.shopware.com/en/shopware-6-en/security-updates/security-update-01-2023?category=security-updates

Other sources

Shopware has Insufficient Session Expiration in Administration

— Packagist

Shopware is an open source commerce platform based on Symfony Framework and Vue js. The Administration session expiration was set to one week, when an attacker has stolen the session cookie they could use it for a long period of time. In version 6.4.18.1 an automatic logout into the Administration session has been added. As a result the user will be logged out when they are inactive. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
Shopware Shopware<6.4.18.1
composer/shopware/core<=6.4.18.0
composer/shopware/platform<=6.4.18.0
composer/shopware/core<=6.4.18.0
6.4.18.1
composer/shopware/platform<=6.4.18.0
6.4.18.1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/shopware/core to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.4.18.1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/shopware/platform to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.4.18.1
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade Shopware to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.4.18.1

Event History

Jan 17, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:34 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:34 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jan 20, 2023
Advisory Published
via GitHub·11:18 PM
Data Sourced
via GitHub·11:18 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Packagist·11:18 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2023-22732.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-22732?

The severity of CVE-2023-22732 is critical with a CVSS score of 9.8.

3

How does CVE-2023-22732 affect Shopware?

CVE-2023-22732 affects Shopware version up to and including 6.4.18.1.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2023-22732?

The impact of CVE-2023-22732 is that the Administration session cookie stolen by an attacker can be used for a long period of time.

5

Is there a fix for CVE-2023-22732?

Yes, there is a fix available for CVE-2023-22732. It is recommended to update to a version after 6.4.18.1.

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