CVE-2009-4655

high

Published 2010-02-26 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

8.5

Description

The dhost web service in Novell eDirectory 8.8.5 uses a predictable session cookie, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack sessions via a modified cookie.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-33767 remote novell verified

Metasploit · 2010-03-14

Novell eDirectory 8.8.5 - DHost Weak Session Cookie Session Hijacking (Metasploit)

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Metasploit modules

auxiliary_admin/edirectory/edirectory_dhost_cookie rank 300

Novell eDirectory DHOST Predictable Session Cookie

Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
novell	edirectory	`8.8.5`

References

CWEs

CWE-310

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.