CVE-2006-3583
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSession fixation vulnerability in Jetbox CMS 2.1 SR1 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via a crafted link and the administrator section.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSession fixation vulnerability in Jetbox CMS 2.1 SR1 allows remote attackers to set or influence the session ID before victim authentication, then hijack the authenticated session by using the predetermined session ID. The attack exploits the administrator section via crafted links.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.1_sr1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Jetbox CMS installationLocate the Jetbox CMS installation and identify the exact version number, typically found in an about page, version file, or footer of the admin panelAffected if The installed version is 2.1_sr1 (or if the version cannot be determined but the product is Jetbox CMS 2.1)
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Verify administrator access is availableAccess the /admin or /administrator directory of the Jetbox CMS installation to confirm the admin interface is reachableAffected if The administrator section is accessible without restrictions and accepts session-based authentication
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Test for session ID acceptance via URLAttempt to access the admin login page with a custom session ID in the URL (e.g., index.php?PHPSESSID=attackercontrolled123) or as a cookie parameter before authenticatingAffected if The application accepts and propagates attacker-specified session IDs without regenerating them on login
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Inspect session configurationReview the PHP session configuration files (php.ini or session configuration in the application) to check if session.use_trans_sid is enabled or if session IDs are being accepted from user inputAffected if The application allows session IDs to be set via URL parameters or accepts session IDs from untrusted sources before authentication
A user is affected if they are running Jetbox CMS version 2.1_sr1 with the administrator section exposed and the application accepting attacker-controlled session IDs before authentication completes.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRegenerate session IDs upon successful authentication and implement secure session cookie attributes (HttpOnly, Secure flags) to prevent session fixation attacks.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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