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CKAN vulnerable to fixed session IDs

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 29, 2025 in ckan/ckan • Updated Oct 29, 2025

Package

pip ckan (pip)

Affected versions

>= 2.10.0, < 2.10.9
>= 2.11.0, < 2.11.4

Patched versions

2.10.9
2.11.4

Description

Impact

Session ids could be fixed by an attacker if the site is configured with server-side session storage (CKAN uses cookie-based session storage by default). The attacker would need to either set a cookie on the victim's browser or steal the victim's currently valid session. Session identifiers are now regenerated after each login.

Patches

This vulnerability has been fixed in CKAN 2.10.9 and 2.11.4

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_fixation

References

@amercader amercader published to ckan/ckan Oct 29, 2025
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Oct 29, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 29, 2025
Reviewed Oct 29, 2025
Last updated Oct 29, 2025

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(9th percentile)

Weaknesses

Session Fixation

Authenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2025-64100

GHSA ID

GHSA-2hvh-cw5c-8q8q

Source code

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