HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2016-9125
CRITICAL

CVE-2016-9125

CWE-384Published: March 28, 2017· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Revive Adserver before 3.2.3 suffers from session fixation, by allowing arbitrary session identifiers to be forced and, at the same time, by not invalidating the existing session upon a successful authentication. Under some circumstances, that could have been an opportunity for an attacker to steal an authenticated session.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2016-9125 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

revive-adserver1 product(s)
revive adserver
Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttps://github.com/revive-adserver/revive-adserver/commit/4910365631eabbb208961c36149f41cc8159fb39
PATCHhttps://www.revive-adserver.com/security/revive-sa-2016-001/
PATCHhttps://github.com/revive-adserver/revive-adserver/commit/4910365631eabbb208961c36149f41cc8159fb39
PATCHhttps://www.revive-adserver.com/security/revive-sa-2016-001/

All References (8)

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https://github.com/revive-adserver/revive-adserver/commit/4910365631eabbb208961c36149f41cc8159fb39Issue Tracking · Patch · Third Party Advisory
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https://hackerone.com/reports/93809Permissions Required
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https://hackerone.com/reports/93813Permissions Required
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https://www.revive-adserver.com/security/revive-sa-2016-001/Patch · Vendor Advisory
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https://github.com/revive-adserver/revive-adserver/commit/4910365631eabbb208961c36149f41cc8159fb39Issue Tracking · Patch · Third Party Advisory
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https://hackerone.com/reports/93809Permissions Required
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https://hackerone.com/reports/93813Permissions Required
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https://www.revive-adserver.com/security/revive-sa-2016-001/Patch · Vendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2016-9125
CVSS Score9.8 / 10
SeverityCRITICAL
WeaknessCWE-384
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedMar 28, 2017

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2016-9125 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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