CVE-2023-53957CWE-1275

CVE-2023-53957

Critical · published December 20, 2025

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
47.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚡ A crafty PHP script can snag your session cookies without breaking a sweat! This SameSite cookie vulnerability in Kimai 1.30.10 makes it alarmingly simple for attackers to hijack your sessions. 🔥 Think of it like leaving your car door unlocked at a busy parking lot. A sneaky thief could easily hop in and grab your belongings without you ever noticing! In this case, your session cookies are the valuables at stake, and that script is the thief's quick getaway. If exploited, an attacker could capture your session cookies and impersonate you, accessing all your user data and potentially wreaking havoc on your account. This could lead to unauthorized actions, data breaches, and a major headache for you and your organization!

Put simply

Think of it like leaving your car door unlocked at a busy parking lot. A sneaky thief could easily hop in and grab your belongings without you ever noticing! In this case, your session cookies are the valuables at stake, and that script is the thief's quick getaway. This vulnerability arises from the SameSite cookie attribute not being enforced correctly, allowing attackers to execute malicious PHP scripts that log session cookie information to a file.

What to do

If exploited, an attacker could capture your session cookies and impersonate you, accessing all your user data and potentially wreaking havoc on your account. This could lead to unauthorized actions, data breaches, and a major headache for you and your organization! Act quickly to patch Kimai to version 1.30.11 or later. Review your cookie settings to ensure proper SameSite attributes are implemented, and educate users about not clicking on suspicious links. 🚨 You've got this! Secure your sessions today, and you'll have this vulnerability under control in no time. 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00592 · 47.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-1275 · Sensitive Cookie with Improper SameSite Attribute
Published
2025-12-20T02:15Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
kimai/kimaiall versions—
References (3)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 DEC 21:05Z
    Kimai 1.30.10 SameSite Cookie Vulnerability Session Hijacking
    cvelistv5