CVE-2020-5205 describes a session fixation vulnerability in Pow (Hex package) versions prior to 1.0.16, specifically impacting implementations using persistent session stores like Redis or databases with Plug.Session. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powauth:pow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
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