SESSION MANAGEMENT (SM8)

Matt can abuse long sessions because the application does not require periodic re-authentication to check if privileges have changed

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SESSION MANAGEMENT
8

Matt can abuse long sessions because the application does not require periodic re-authentication to check if privileges have changed

OWASP SCP

96

OWASP ASVS

3.3.2,3.6.1

OWASP AppSensor

CAPEC

-

SAFECODE

28

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How to play?

A user's privileges may change during a session. If this information is also stored in session data, it will not reflect the changes. Consider forcing re-authentication.

See Authentication AT 9 for other re-authentication requirements.

Mappings

OWASP ASVS (4.0): 3.3.2 ,3.6.1

Capec: 21

OWASP SCP: 96

OWASP Appsensor:

Safecode: 28

ASVS (4.0) Cheatsheetseries Index

ASVS V3.3 - Session Logout and Timeout Requirements

ASVS V3.6 - Re-authentication from a Federation or Assertion

No suitable mappings were found.

Attacks

Privilege escalation

Password Guessing/Brute Force Attacks

Session Fixation

Session Hijacking (Man-in-the-Middle)

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