CVE-2009-4655

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 50.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2010-02-26 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-310

Description

The dhost web service in Novell eDirectory 8.8.5 uses a predictable session cookie, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack sessions via a modified cookie.

Affected products

Novell eDirectory: 8.8.5

References

http://osvdb.org/60035
http://www.metasploit.com/modules/auxiliary/admin/edirectory/edirectory_dhost_cookie
http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/auxiliary/admin/edirectory/edirectory_dhost_cookie.rb
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56613
http://osvdb.org/60035
http://www.metasploit.com/modules/auxiliary/admin/edirectory/edirectory_dhost_cookie
http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/auxiliary/admin/edirectory/edirectory_dhost_cookie.rb
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56613

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