CWE-613

Insufficient Session Expiration
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According to WASC, 'Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization.'

Status
incomplete
Abstraction
base
Web Based Web Server

Common Consequences

access control
Impacts
bypass protection mechanism

Detection Methods

automated static analysis

Potential Mitigations

Phases:
implementation
Descriptions:
• Set sessions/credentials expiration date.