Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in HCL Software ZIE for Web version 16, where the application transmits sensitive session tokens and authentication identifiers within the URL query parameters.

Because these tokens are included in URLs, an attacker who gains access to network logs or operates a site linked from the application can potentially hijack user sessions by capturing these tokens.

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Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to session hijacking, where an attacker can take over a user's session by obtaining sensitive session tokens from URLs.

This can result in unauthorized access to user accounts or sensitive information, compromising confidentiality and potentially leading to further exploitation.

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Compliance Impact

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Detection Guidance

[{'type': 'paragraph', 'content': 'This vulnerability involves sensitive session tokens and authentication identifiers being transmitted within URL query parameters. To detect this on your network or system, you should monitor network traffic and logs for URLs containing session tokens or authentication identifiers in query strings.'}, {'type': 'paragraph', 'content': 'Commands or methods to detect this include capturing HTTP traffic and searching for session tokens in URLs. For example, using tools like tcpdump or Wireshark to capture traffic and then filtering for URLs with suspicious query parameters.'}, {'type': 'list_item', 'content': "Using tcpdump to capture HTTP traffic: tcpdump -i <interface> -A 'tcp port 80 or 443'"}, {'type': 'list_item', 'content': "Using grep to search captured logs for session tokens in URLs: grep -i 'session' captured_traffic.log"}, {'type': 'list_item', 'content': 'Using web server logs to identify URLs with session tokens in query parameters.'}] [1]

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Mitigation Strategies

Immediate mitigation steps include avoiding the transmission of sensitive session tokens and authentication identifiers in URL query parameters.

You should configure the application or web server to use secure cookies or other secure methods to handle session tokens instead of placing them in URLs.

Additionally, review and restrict access to network logs and linked sites to prevent attackers from gaining access to these tokens.

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