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CVE-2026-66745

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Description

Artica Proxy before 4.50.000000 Service Pack 7 (fixed in hotfix 20260724-02) contains a session fixation vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to hijack administrative sessions by setting a known PHPSESSID on a victim's browser prior to authentication. Attackers can pre-set a controlled session identifier and wait for a victim to authenticate through fw.login.php, after which the attacker gains a fully authenticated administrative session on port 9000.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.5 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-28 19:17:41.440000
Last modified
2026-10-23 23:10:00.157000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-66745",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-07-28T19:17:41.440",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-23T23:10:00.157",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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      "value": "Artica Proxy before 4.50.000000 Service Pack 7 (fixed in hotfix 20260724-02) contains a session fixation vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to hijack administrative sessions by setting a known PHPSESSID on a victim's browser prior to authentication. Attackers can pre-set a controlled session identifier and wait for a victim to authenticate through fw.login.php, after which the attacker gains a fully authenticated administrative session on port 9000."
    },
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Artica Proxy antes de 4.50.000000 Service Pack 7 (corregido en el hotfix 20260724-02) contiene una vulnerabilidad de fijación de sesión que permite a atacantes no autenticados secuestrar sesiones administrativas estableciendo un PHPSESSID conocido en el navegador de una víctima antes de la autenticación. Los atacantes pueden preestablecer un identificador de sesión controlado y esperar a que una víctima se autentique a través de fw.login.php, después de lo cual el atacante obtiene una sesión administrativa completamente autenticada en el puerto 9000."
    }
  ],
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      "source": "[email protected]",
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          "defaultStatus": "affected",
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      "url": "https://wiki.articatech.com/maintenance/upgrade-artica/hotfix-450000000",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
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