CVE-2023-45600
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 · uneditedA CWE-613 “Insufficient Session Expiration” vulnerability in the web application, due to the session cookie “sessionid” lasting two weeks, facilitates session hijacking attacks against victims. This issue affects: AiLux imx6 bundle below version imx6_1.0.7-2.
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 AiLux imx6 web application has a session cookie ('sessionid') with an excessively long lifetime of two weeks (14 days), violating CWE-613 (Insufficient Session Expiration). This extended session duration provides a large attack window for session hijacking, allowing stolen session IDs to remain valid for far longer than necessary.
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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< 1.0.7-2CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 if AiLux imx6 is deployedInventory your web applications and confirm whether the AiLux imx6 product is running in your environmentAffected if AiLux imx6 web application is present in your environment
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Determine the installed versionLocate the version information for your Ailux Imx6 installation (check application metadata, about page, or configuration files) and record the exact version numberAffected if The installed version is less than 1.0.7-2 (e.g., 1.0.7-1, 1.0.6, etc.)
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Inspect the session cookie configurationAccess the web application, authenticate, and examine the 'sessionid' cookie using browser developer tools or a proxy to view the Set-Cookie header or cookie attributes. Look for the 'Max-Age' or 'Expires' attributeAffected if The 'sessionid' cookie has an expiration period of 14 days (1209600 seconds) or similar long duration, rather than a short timeout (typically 15-30 minutes)
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Verify session timeout behaviorLog into the application, remain inactive for a period shorter than the claimed session duration, and confirm whether the session remains valid by making an authenticated requestAffected if Sessions remain valid after 14 days of inactivity, confirming the insufficient session expiration vulnerability
Your environment is affected if you are running AiLux imx6 version less than 1.0.7-2 AND the sessionid cookie is configured to expire after 14 days.
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.
dbcve · scoped1.0.7-2
Update to imx6_1.0.7-2 or later to obtain the patched version with proper session expiration. Additionally, configure session timeout to align with security best practices (typically 15-30 minutes of inactivity).
imx6_1.0.7-2 or later
- 1. Identify the current version of the AiLux imx6 bundle installed in your environment
- 2. Download or obtain the imx6 version 1.0.7-2 or later from the official vendor source
- 3. Plan and schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade
- 4. Back up the current configuration and any relevant data
- 5. Perform the upgrade to imx6_1.0.7-2 following vendor documentation
- 6. After upgrade, verify that the session cookie 'sessionid' now has appropriate expiration settings (reduced from two weeks)
- 7. Test that legitimate users can authenticate and maintain sessions as expected
- 8. Monitor for any issues post-upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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