# Session Fixation (CWE-384)

Authenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions.

**Stack:** JavaScript

- Prevalence: मध्यम 3 भाषाएँ कवर की गईं
- Impact: उच्च 3 उच्च गंभीरता वाले नियम
- Prevention: प्रलेखित 3 फिक्स उदाहरण

**OWASP:** Identification and Authentication Failures (A07:2021-Identification and Authentication Failures) - #7

## Description

In a session fixation attack, the attacker sets a user's session ID to a known value before the user authenticates. After authentication, the attacker can use the known session ID to hijack the authenticated session.

## Prevention

1 Shoulder डिटेक्शन नियमों पर आधारित Session Fixation के लिए रोकथाम रणनीतियाँ।

### JavaScript

Configure sessions with environment-based secrets and secure cookie flags

## Warning Signs

- [HIGH] Session configuration has security vulnerabilities
- [HIGH] insecure session configuration including weak secrets, insecure cookies, and missing security flags

## Consequences

- विशेषाधिकार प्राप्त करना
- सुरक्षा तंत्र को बायपास करना

## Mitigations

- सफल प्रमाणीकरण के बाद सत्र ID को पुनः उत्पन्न करें
- नए सत्र बनाते समय पुराने सत्रों को अमान्य करें
- सुरक्षित सत्र प्रबंधन लाइब्रेरीज़ का उपयोग करें

## Detection

- Total rules: 3
- Languages: javascript, typescript, go, python

## Rules by Language

### Javascript (1 rules)

- **Express Insecure Session Configuration** [HIGH]: Detects insecure session configuration including weak secrets, insecure cookies, and missing security flags.
  - Remediation: Configure sessions with secure settings and environment-based secrets.

```javascript
const session = require('express-session');

app.use(session({
  secret: process.env.SESSION_SECRET,
  cookie: {
    secure: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production',
    httpOnly: true,
    sameSite: 'strict',
    maxAge: 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24
  },
  resave: false,
  saveUninitialized: false
}));
```

Learn more: https://shoulder.dev/learn/javascript/cwe-384/express-session-configuration

### Typescript (1 rules)

- **Express Insecure Session Configuration** [HIGH]: Detects insecure session configuration including weak secrets, insecure cookies, and missing security flags.
  - Remediation: Configure sessions with secure settings and environment-based secrets.

```javascript
const session = require('express-session');

app.use(session({
  secret: process.env.SESSION_SECRET,
  cookie: {
    secure: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production',
    httpOnly: true,
    sameSite: 'strict',
    maxAge: 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24
  },
  resave: false,
  saveUninitialized: false
}));
```

Learn more: https://shoulder.dev/learn/javascript/cwe-384/express-session-configuration