CVE-2017-6807
mod_auth_mellon: Cross-site session transfer vulnerability
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · March 13, 2017
Updated · May 13, 2026
Description
It was found that mod_auth_mellon was vulnerable to a cross-site session transfer attack. An attacker with access to one web site on a server could use the same session to get access to a different site running on the same server.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 6.4CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE not specified