CVE-2009-3585 json
Session fixation vulnerability in html/Elements/SetupSessionCookie in Best Practical Solutions RT 3.0.0 through 3.6.9 and 3.8.x through 3.8…
published 2009-12-02 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-3566
- cvss
- 5.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.7%
- EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Session fixation vulnerability in html/Elements/SetupSessionCookie in Best Practical Solutions RT 3.0.0 through 3.6.9 and 3.8.x through 3.8.5 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions by setting the session identifier via a manipulation that leverages a second web server within the same domain.
Patch / fix
- lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2009-November/000177.html patch
- lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2009-November/000176.html patch
- bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.6.2-3.6.3-session_fixation.v3.patch patch
- bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.6.4-3.6.9-session_fixation.v2.patch patch
- bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.0.0-session_fixation.v3.patch patch
- bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.0.1-3.0.6-session_fixation.v3.patch patch
- bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.0.7-3.6.1-session_fixation.v3.patch patch
- bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.8-session_fixation.patch patch
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2009-3585 updated cvss 4.3
rt3: session hijack
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
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lists.bestpractical.com
/pipermail/rt-announce/2009-November/000177.html
mailing-list, patch
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lists.bestpractical.com
/pipermail/rt-announce/2009-November/000176.html
mailing-list, patch
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00761.html
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00794.html
vendor-advisory
-
redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00832.html
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/37546
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/37728
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- bestpractical.typepad.com /files/rt-3.6.2-3.6.3-session_fixation.v3.patch
- bestpractical.typepad.com /files/rt-3.6.4-3.6.9-session_fixation.v2.patch
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/54472
vdb-entry
- bestpractical.typepad.com /files/rt-3.0.0-session_fixation.v3.patch
- bestpractical.typepad.com /files/rt-3.0.1-3.0.6-session_fixation.v3.patch
- bestpractical.typepad.com /files/rt-3.0.7-3.6.1-session_fixation.v3.patch
- blog.bestpractical.com /2009/11/session-fixation-vulnerability.html
- bestpractical.typepad.com /files/rt-3.8-session_fixation.patch
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/37162
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-3585
- NVD CVE-2009-3585
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