CVE-2018-1148

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-05-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-384

Description

In Nessus before 7.1.0, Session Fixation exists due to insufficient session management within the application. An authenticated attacker could maintain system access due to session fixation after a user password change.

Affected products

Tenable Nessus: before 7.1.0 — fixed in 7.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Tenable Nessus 7.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040918
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-05
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040918
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-05

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