Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 1, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-5290
CVE-2020-5290
Description
In RedpwnCTF before version 2.3, there is a session fixation vulnerability in exploitable through the #token=$ssid hash when making a request to the /verify endpoint. An attacker team could potentially steal flags by, for example, exploiting a stored XSS payload in a CTF challenge so that victim teams who solve the challenge are unknowingly (and against their will) signed into the attacker team's account. Then, the attacker can gain points / value off the backs of the victims. This is patched in version 2.3.
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References
2- github.com/redpwn/rctf/issues/147nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/redpwn/rctf/security/advisories/GHSA-p5fh-2vhw-fvpqnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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