SLiM Simple Login Manager 1.3.0 places the X authority magic cookie (mcookie) on the…
Priority LOW 12CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
SLiM Simple Login Manager 1.3.0 places the X authority magic cookie (mcookie) on the command line when invoking xauth from (1) app.cpp and (2) switchuser.cpp, which allows local users to access the X session by listing the process and its arguments.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00464 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:simone_rota:slim_simple_login_manager:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.0 | Vulnerable | Simone Rota |
- cpe:2.3:a:simone_rota:slim_simple_login_manager:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·Simone Rota
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1756
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9vgj-3874-c5g7
References
More Simone Rota Slim Simple Login Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-02818 The default configuration of SLiM before 1.3.2 places ./ (dot slash) at the beginning of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2009-1756 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-1756 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9vgj-3874-c5g7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2009-1756 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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