GHSA-7rg2-qxmf-hhx9

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    GHSA-7rg2-qxmf-hhx9

    Published: 9 Dec 2021Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary: Session fixation in express-openid-connect

    Details: ### Overview Versions `2.3.0` up to and including `2.5.1` do not regenerate the session id and session cookie when user logs in. This behavior opens up the application to various session fixation vulnerabilities. ### Am I affected? You are affected by this vulnerability if you are using `express-openid-connect` version `2.3.0` up to and including `2.5.1` and use a custom session store. ### How to fix that? Upgrade to version `>= 2.5.2`. ### Will this update impact my users? The fix provided in patch will not affect your users.

    References: https://github.com/auth0/express-openid-connect/security/advisories/GHSA-7rg2-qxmf-hhx9, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41246, https://github.com/auth0/express-openid-connect/commit/5ab67ff2bd84f76674066b5e129b43ab5f2f430f, https://github.com/auth0/express-openid-connect, https://github.com/auth0/express-openid-connect/releases/tag/v2.5.2

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: express-openid-connect

    Purl: pkg:npm/express-openid-connect

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 2.3.0
    Fixed -2.5.2

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High
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