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J2EE Misconfiguration: Insufficient Session-ID Length

CWE-6 · Variant · Incomplete

The J2EE application is configured to use an insufficient session ID length.

Extended description

If an attacker can guess or steal a session ID, then they may be able to take over the user's session (called session hijacking). The number of possible session IDs increases with increased session ID length, making it more difficult to guess or steal a session ID.

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Parent of this (broader)
ChildOfCWE-334 · Small Space of Random Values
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Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

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How adversaries exploit this weakness, per MITRE CAPEC.
CAPEC-21Exploitation of Trusted Identifiers
CAPEC-59Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
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CVEs With This Weakness

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CVECVE-2018-12538
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