SESSION MANAGEMENT (SM7)

Graham can utilize Adam's session after he has finished, because there is no log out function, or he cannot easily log out, or log out does not properly terminate the session

SESSION MANAGEMENT
7

Graham can utilize Adam's session after he has finished, because there is no log out function, or he cannot easily log out, or log out does not properly terminate the session

OWASP SCP

62,63

OWASP ASVS

3.3.1,3.3.4

OWASP AppSensor

CAPEC

-

SAFECODE

28

How to play?

Users should be able to log out from any pages protected by access control (authentication and authorisation checks). The logout functionality should fully terminate the associated session or connection such that the session identifier is no longer usable.

Mappings

OWASP ASVS (4.0): 3.3.1 ,3.3.4

Capec: 21

OWASP SCP: 62,63

OWASP Appsensor:

Safecode: 28

ASVS (4.0) Cheatsheetseries Index

ASVS V3.3 - Session Logout and Timeout Requirements

No suitable mappings were found.

Attacks

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Password Guessing/Brute Force Attacks

Session Fixation

Session Hijacking (Man-in-the-Middle)

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