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CVE-2009-1629
ajaxterm.js in AjaxTerm 0.10 and earlier generates session IDs with predictable random numbers based on certain JavaScript functions,…
Medium6.8EPSS 2.3%
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- mitre
Description
ajaxterm.js in AjaxTerm 0.10 and earlier generates session IDs with predictable random numbers based on certain JavaScript functions, which makes it easier for remote attackers to (1) hijack a session or (2) cause a denial of service (session ID exhaustion) via a brute-force attack.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 16% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- 20090511 [oCERT-2009-004] AjaxTerm session id collision (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-18867 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20090511 [oCERT-2009-004] AjaxTerm session id collision (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-004.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 34903 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 42784 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ajaxterm-ajaxterm-session-hijacking(50464) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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