mod_auth_mellon: Cross-site session transfer vulnerability
Published Mar 13, 2017
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.07%
Description
mod_auth_mellon before 0.13.1 is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Session Transfer attack, where a user with access to one web site running on a server can copy their session cookie to a different web site on the same server to get access to that site.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.13.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
mod_auth_mellon
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
mod_auth_mellon
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mod_auth_mellon | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | mod_auth_mellon | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.07% (0.01068) | 63.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.07% (0.01068) | 63.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00083) | 35.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00083) | 35.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00083) | 33.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.88% (0.00884) | 25.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.88% (0.00884) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96843 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6807 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1431670 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/releases/tag/v0.13.1 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6807
- https://sympa.uninett.no/lists/uninett.no/arc/modmellon/2017-03/msg00008.html x_refsource_CONFIRMNot Applicable
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6807
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96843 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6807 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1431670 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/releases/tag/v0.13.1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6807 | ||
| https://sympa.uninett.no/lists/uninett.no/arc/modmellon/2017-03/msg00008.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMNot Applicable | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6807 |
Change history (0)
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