Testing session management mechanisms - Port Swigger
Summary: PortSwigger's research page explains that session management mechanisms let servers remember users across multiple HTTP interactions without repeated re-authentication, and that flaws in how those mechanisms are managed can let an attacker access another user's session and act on that user's behalf. The page notes that Burp's automated and manual tools can be used to test session management mechanisms for a range of vulnerabilities.
What you should know: A session flaw hands an attacker another user's authenticated identity, so the actions they take carry that user's permissions rather than their own.
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