Kingdom: Time and State
Distributed computation is about time and state. That is, in order for more than one component to communicate, state must be shared, and all that takes time.
Most programmers anthropomorphize their work. They think about one thread of control carrying out the entire program in the same way they would if they had to do the job themselves. Modern computers, however, switch between tasks very quickly, and in multi-core, multi-CPU, or distributed systems, two events may take place at exactly the same time. Defects rush to fill the gap between the programmer's model of how a program executes and what happens in reality. These defects are related to unexpected interactions between threads, processes, time, and information. These interactions happen through shared state: semaphores, variables, the file system, and, basically, anything that can store information.
J2EE Bad Practices: Insufficient Session Expiration
Abstract
The method sets up a session that never expires.
Explanation
The longer a session stays open, the larger the window of opportunity an attacker has to compromise user accounts. While a session remains active, an attacker may be able to brute-force a user's password, crack a user's wireless encryption key, or commandeer a session from an open browser. Longer session timeouts can also prevent memory from being released and eventually result in a denial of service if a sufficiently large number of sessions are created.
Example 1: Code in the following example sets a negative value for the maximum inactive interval resulting in a session that remains active indefinitely.
Example 1: Code in the following example sets a negative value for the maximum inactive interval resulting in a session that remains active indefinitely.
...
HttpSession sesssion = request.getSession(true);
sesssion.setMaxInactiveInterval(-1);
...
References
[1] Standards Mapping - Common Weakness Enumeration CWE ID 613
[2] Standards Mapping - DISA Control Correlation Identifier Version 2 CCI-000879, CCI-002361, CCI-004190
[3] Standards Mapping - FIPS200 IA
[4] Standards Mapping - NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4 AC-12 Session Termination (P2), MA-4 Nonlocal Maintenance (P2)
[5] Standards Mapping - NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5 AC-12 Session Termination, MA-4 Nonlocal Maintenance
[6] Standards Mapping - OWASP Application Security Verification Standard 4.0 2.8.1 Single or Multi Factor One Time Verifier Requirements (L1 L2 L3), 2.8.6 Single or Multi Factor One Time Verifier Requirements (L2 L3), 3.3.1 Session Logout and Timeout Requirements (L1 L2 L3), 3.3.2 Session Logout and Timeout Requirements (L1 L2 L3), 3.3.4 Session Logout and Timeout Requirements (L2 L3), 3.6.1 Re-authentication from a Federation or Assertion (L3), 3.6.2 Re-authentication from a Federation or Assertion (L3)
[7] Standards Mapping - OWASP Mobile 2014 M9 Improper Session Handling
[8] Standards Mapping - OWASP Mobile 2024 M3 Insecure Authentication/Authorization
[9] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2004 A3 Broken Authentication and Session Management
[10] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2007 A7 Broken Authentication and Session Management
[11] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2010 A3 Broken Authentication and Session Management
[12] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2013 A2 Broken Authentication and Session Management
[13] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2017 A2 Broken Authentication
[14] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2021 A07 Identification and Authentication Failures
[15] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.1 Requirement 6.5.3, Requirement 8.5.15
[16] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.2 Requirement 6.5.7, Requirement 8.5.15
[17] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 2.0 Requirement 6.5.8, Requirement 8.5.15
[18] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.0 Requirement 6.5.10, Requirement 8.1.8
[19] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.1 Requirement 6.5.10, Requirement 8.1.8
[20] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.2 Requirement 6.5.10, Requirement 8.1.8
[21] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.2.1 Requirement 6.5.10, Requirement 8.1.8
[22] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 4.0 Requirement 6.2.4, Requirement 8.2.8
[23] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.0 Control Objective 4.2 - Critical Asset Protection, Control Objective 5.3 - Authentication and Access Control
[24] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.1 Control Objective 4.2 - Critical Asset Protection, Control Objective 5.3 - Authentication and Access Control
[25] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.2 Control Objective 4.2 - Critical Asset Protection, Control Objective 5.3 - Authentication and Access Control, Control Objective C.2.1.2 - Web Software Access Controls, Control Objective C.2.3.2 - Web Software Access Controls
[26] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.1 APP3415 CAT II
[27] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.4 APP3415 CAT II
[28] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.5 APP3415 CAT II
[29] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.6 APP3415 CAT II
[30] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.7 APP3415 CAT II
[31] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.9 APP3415 CAT II
[32] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.10 APP3415 CAT II
[33] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.2 APSC-DV-000070 CAT II, APSC-DV-000080 CAT II, APSC-DV-001980 CAT II
[34] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.3 APSC-DV-000070 CAT II, APSC-DV-000080 CAT II, APSC-DV-001980 CAT II
[35] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.4 APSC-DV-000070 CAT II, APSC-DV-000080 CAT II, APSC-DV-001980 CAT II
[36] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.5 APSC-DV-000070 CAT II, APSC-DV-000080 CAT II, APSC-DV-001980 CAT II
[37] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.6 APSC-DV-000070 CAT II, APSC-DV-000080 CAT II, APSC-DV-001980 CAT II
[38] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.7 APSC-DV-000070 CAT II, APSC-DV-000080 CAT II, APSC-DV-001980 CAT II
[39] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.8 APSC-DV-000070 CAT II, APSC-DV-000080 CAT II, APSC-DV-001980 CAT II
[40] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.9 APSC-DV-000070 CAT II, APSC-DV-000080 CAT II, APSC-DV-001980 CAT II
[41] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.10 APSC-DV-000070 CAT II, APSC-DV-000080 CAT II, APSC-DV-001980 CAT II
[42] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.11 APSC-DV-000070 CAT II, APSC-DV-000080 CAT II, APSC-DV-001980 CAT II
[43] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.1 APSC-DV-000070 CAT II, APSC-DV-000080 CAT II, APSC-DV-001980 CAT II
[44] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.1 APSC-DV-000070 CAT II, APSC-DV-000080 CAT II, APSC-DV-001980 CAT II
[45] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.2 APSC-DV-000070 CAT II, APSC-DV-000080 CAT II, APSC-DV-001980 CAT II
[46] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.3 APSC-DV-000070 CAT II, APSC-DV-000080 CAT II, APSC-DV-001980 CAT II
[47] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 6.1 APSC-DV-000070 CAT II, APSC-DV-000080 CAT II, APSC-DV-001980 CAT II
[48] Standards Mapping - Web Application Security Consortium Version 2.00 Insufficient Session Expiration (WASC-47)
[49] Standards Mapping - Web Application Security Consortium 24 + 2 Insufficient Session Expiration
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