CVE-2023-37570
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 · uneditedThis vulnerability exists in ESDS Emagic Data Center Management Suit due to non-expiry of session cookie. By reusing the stolen cookie, a remote attacker could gain unauthorized access to the targeted system.
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 confidenceThe ESDS Emagic Data Center Management Suite has a session management flaw where authentication cookies do not expire after logout or a configurable timeout period. An attacker who obtains a valid session cookie through theft or interception can reuse it indefinitely to authenticate to the system as the compromised user, bypassing normal authentication controls.
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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<= 6.0CVSS 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
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 installed Emagic Data Center Management versionLocate the application version in the software installation directory, help menu, or administrative interface. Common paths include /opt/esds/emagic/about or the web UI footer.Affected if Version is 6.0 or lower (any version <= 6.0 is affected)
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Verify session timeout configuration existsAccess the application's administrative settings panel and locate session management or security configuration options. Look for a session timeout or session expiry setting.Affected if No session timeout setting is present, or the timeout value is set to unlimited/never
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Test session cookie validity after logoutLog into the application, capture the session cookie value, then log out. Using a browser or HTTP client (curl), send the same session cookie in a request to a protected resource without re-authenticating.Affected if The session cookie remains valid and authenticates successfully after logout
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Inspect session cookie expiration attributesAfter logging in, open browser developer tools (Application > Cookies) or intercept HTTP responses to examine Set-Cookie headers for the session cookie.Affected if The session cookie has no expiration date (session cookie) or the expiration is set far in the future despite logout
If the installed version is 6.0 or lower and session cookies remain valid after logout or have no timeout configured, the environment is affected by CVE-2023-37570.
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 session timeout functionality and ensure session cookies are invalidated both on the server and client-side upon logout or after a defined inactivity period. Additionally, implement secure cookie attributes (HttpOnly, Secure, SameSite) to prevent cookie theft.
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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