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Session fixation

In computer network security, session fixation attacks attempt to exploit the vulnerability of a system that allows one person to fixate (find or set) another person's session identifier. Most session fixation attacks are web based, and most rely on session identifiers being accepted from URLs (query string) or POST data.

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Address barWeb serverWeb applicationReferrerWebmail
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Computer networkExploitSession identifierURLsQuery string
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MallorySubdomain
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Session fixation

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples26
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
Components1

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Session fixation

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related to Regenerate SID on each request · 9
Session fixation → Generate, Get, HTTP, If, Implementation, Let, Session, SID, Transmit
related to External links · 7
Session fixation → PDF, Security Corner, Session Fixation Video, Session FixationSession Fixation Vulnerability, Threat Classification, Web Application Security Consortium, Web-based Applications
related to Verify that additional information is consistent throughout session · 6
Session fixation → As, IP, One, RFC, Therefore, This
related to Accept only server-generated SIDs · 2
Session fixation → However, One

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session mallory example sid alice com may users user request identifier security one http web fixation attacks account identifiers however

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ActiveX or Java applets are usedinstance ofProblems are known to occur when third-party software0.80text
and when browser plugins communicate with the serverinstance ofProblems are known to occur when third-party software0.80text
Session fixationrelated to Accept only server-generated SIDsOne0.60section
Session fixationrelated to Accept only server-generated SIDsHowever0.60section
Session fixationrelated to External linksSecurity Corner0.60section
Session fixationrelated to External linksSession FixationSession Fixation Vulnerability0.60section
Session fixationrelated to External linksWeb-based Applications0.60section
Session fixationrelated to External linksPDF0.60section
Session fixationrelated to External linksSession Fixation Video0.60section
Session fixationrelated to External linksWeb Application Security Consortium0.60section
Session fixationrelated to External linksThreat Classification0.60section
Session fixationrelated to Regenerate SID on each requestSID0.60section

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