High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published Jun 5, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-10813
CVE-2018-10813
Description
In Dedos-web 1.0, the cookie and session secrets used in the Express.js application have hardcoded values that are visible in the source code published on GitHub. An attacker can edit the contents of the session cookie and re-sign it using the hardcoded secret. Due to the use of Passport.js, this could lead to privilege escalation.
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Affected products
1- Package: https://npmjs.com/package/express
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.digitalinterruption.com/single-post/2018/06/04/Are-Your-Cookies-Telling-Your-FortunenvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/aprendecondedos/dedos-web/pull/1nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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