CVE-2026-116894

REDAXO before 5.21.5 contains an insufficient session expiration vulnerability that allows attackers to retain account access by keeping the current session and stay-logged-in key valid after a password change. Attackers who obtained a user's session id or stay-logged-in cookie can keep backend access after the password change, via the cookie for up to three months.

CVSS v3 4.2 MEDIUM

4.2^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/redaxo/core/commit/672d22a779bfce7aa4aa445d9c831a824fb86896
https://github.com/redaxo/core/security/advisories/GHSA-mjjv-vffq-g5h6
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/redaxo-before-5.21.5-insufficient-session-expiration-on-password-change

Configurations

No configuration.

History

27 Oct 2026, 11:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-27 11:17

Updated : 2026-10-27 15:05

NVD link : CVE-2026-116894

Mitre link : CVE-2026-116894

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-116894

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-613

Insufficient Session Expiration

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