CVE-2017-14007
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 · uneditedAn Insufficient Session Expiration issue was discovered in ProMinent MultiFLEX M10a Controller web interface. The user's session is available for an extended period beyond the last activity, allowing an attacker to reuse an old session for authorization.
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 confidenceThe ProMinent MultiFLEX M10a Controller web interface fails to properly expire user sessions after a period of inactivity. Sessions remain valid indefinitely or for an excessive duration, allowing an attacker who obtains an old session token to continue using it for unauthorized access.
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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 dataall versionsCVSS 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
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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 the device model and firmware versionAccess the web interface login page or device status page. Look for the device name 'MultiFLEX M10a' or 'M10a' and check for any firmware version information typically displayed in system info, about, or status pages.Affected if The device is a ProMinent MultiFLEX M10a Controller with any firmware version displayed.
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Locate session management or security settingsLog into the web interface and navigate through the configuration, settings, or security menus. Look for options labeled 'Session Timeout', 'Session Expiry', 'Auto Logout', 'Idle Timeout', or similar terms.Affected if Session timeout settings are not present, not configurable, or set to 'never' or an excessively long duration.
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Test session persistence after inactivityLog into the web interface, note the session token or cookie, wait for an extended period (30+ minutes) without interacting, then attempt to use the original session credentials or token to perform an action.Affected if The original session remains valid and allows access after a prolonged period of inactivity.
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Check for session cookies or tokensUsing browser developer tools or a web proxy, examine the session cookie or token set by the web interface. Note the 'expires' or 'max-age' attribute of the cookie.Affected if The session cookie has no expiration (session-type cookie) or an expiration set to a date far in the future.
If the device is a ProMinent MultiFLEX M10a Controller and sessions remain valid after 30+ minutes of inactivity or no session timeout configuration exists, the environment is affected by this CVE.
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 proper session timeout by configuring the web server or application to invalidate sessions after a defined period of inactivity (typically 15-30 minutes).
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- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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