Session fixation vulnerability in html/Elements/SetupSessionCookie in Best Practical…
Priority LOW 30CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Session fixation vulnerability in html/Elements/SetupSessionCookie in Best Practical Solutions RT 3.0.0 through 3.6.9 and 3.8.x through 3.8.5 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions by setting the session identifier via a manipulation that leverages "HTTP access to the RT server," a related issue to CVE-2009-3585.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01838 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 40
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.1 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.2 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.3 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.4 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.5 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.6 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.7 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.7.1 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.8 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.9 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.6 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.7 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.7.1 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.8 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.9 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
Show 30 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.10 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.11 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.12 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.0 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.1 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.2 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.3 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.0 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.1 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.2 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.3 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.4 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.5 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.6 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.0 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.1 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.2 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.3 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.4 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.5 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.6 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.7 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.8 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.9 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8.0 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8.1 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8.2 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8.3 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8.4 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
| cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8.5 | Vulnerable | bestpractical |
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.10 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.11 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.12 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.3 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.4 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.5 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.6 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.2 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.3 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.4 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.5 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.6 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.7 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.8 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.9 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.0 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.1 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.2 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.3 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.4 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
- cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:3.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.5 Vulnerable ·bestpractical
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-4151
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pcr4-mc8q-h9h5
References
Patch 9
- [rt-announce] 20091130 SECURITY - RT 3.6.10 Released
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.6.2-3.6.3-session_fixation.v3.patch
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.6.4-3.6.9-session_fixation.v2.patch
- [rt-announce] 20091130 SECURITY - Session Fixation Vulnerability in RT 3.0.0-3.8.5
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.0.0-session_fixation.v3.patch
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.0.1-3.0.6-session_fixation.v3.patch
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.0.7-3.6.1-session_fixation.v3.patch
- http://blog.bestpractical.com/2009/11/session-fixation-vulnerability.html
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.8-session_fixation.patch
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Sources
- CVE-2009-4151 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-4151 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pcr4-mc8q-h9h5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2009-4151 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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