CVE-2014-1219
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 · uneditedCA 2E Web Option r8.1.2 accepts a predictable substring of a W2E_SSNID session token in place of the entire token, which allows remote attackers to hijack sessions by changing characters at the end of this substring, as demonstrated by terminating a session via a modified SSNID parameter to web2edoc/close.htm.
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 · moderate confidenceCA 2E Web Option r8.1.2 has a session hijacking vulnerability where the application accepts a predictable substring of the W2E_SSNID session token instead of requiring the complete token. Attackers can hijack active sessions by modifying characters at the end of this substring, as demonstrated through the web2edoc/close.htm endpoint using a modified SSNID parameter.
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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= r8.1.2CVSS 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
- High
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
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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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Identify CA 2E Web Option versionLocate the installed version of CA 2E (or Broadcom 2e) Web Option by checking the product documentation, installation directory, or invoking the application's about/version page. Common locations include the web application's login page source, the installation logs, or the product's control panel.Affected if The installed version is exactly r8.1.2 (no patches applied)
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Verify web2edoc endpoint is exposedAccess the web2edoc/close.htm endpoint in the web application by navigating to it directly (e.g., https://servername/web2edoc/close.htm) or checking HTTP access logs for requests to this path.Affected if The endpoint responds and is accessible without authentication or with any valid session
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Inspect W2E_SSNID session token handlingCapture and examine the W2E_SSNID parameter in cookies or URL parameters during normal application use. Use a browser developer tool or HTTP proxy to observe how the session token is generated and transmitted with each request.Affected if The W2E_SSNID token appears truncated, predictable, or contains a recognizable pattern that could be partially modified
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Test token substring acceptanceMake an authenticated request to web2edoc/close.htm with a modified W2E_SSNID parameter where only the last few characters differ from a valid token. Observe whether the application accepts this modified token and grants access.Affected if The application accepts the modified token and processes the request successfully, indicating incomplete token validation
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Check session token entropyGenerate multiple new sessions and compare the W2E_SSNID values across sessions. Analyze whether the tokens exhibit predictable patterns, limited character sets, or insufficient randomness indicating low cryptographic entropy.Affected if Tokens show predictable patterns, sequential changes between sessions, or insufficient randomness
A user is affected if running CA 2E Web Option r8.1.2 with an accessible web2edoc/close.htm endpoint that accepts modified substrings of the W2E_SSNID session token.
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 dataImplement strict validation requiring the complete session token with cryptographic entropy; add detection and termination for session manipulation attempts, and consider requiring re-authentication for sensitive operations.
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