CVE-2014-1219

CA 2E Web Option r8.1.2 - Session Hijacking via Predictable Session Token Substring

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-1219. PoCs published by Mike Emery.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes an unauthenticated privilege escalation vulnerability in CA 2E Web Option due to a predictable session token. By manipulating the W2E_SSNID parameter, an attacker can hijack valid sessions or cause a denial of service.

Description

CA 2E Web Option r8.1.2 accepts a predictable substring of a W2E_SSNID session token in place of the entire token, which allows remote attackers to hijack sessions by changing characters at the end of this substring, as demonstrated by terminating a session via a modified SSNID parameter to web2edoc/close.htm.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Mike Emery · textwebappsmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31647

The exploit describes an unauthenticated privilege escalation vulnerability in CA 2E Web Option due to a predictable session token. By manipulating the W2E_SSNID parameter, an attacker can hijack valid sessions or cause a denial of service.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: CA 2E Web Option 8.1.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the login page of the vulnerable application
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65537

Scores

EPSS 0.0460
EPSS Percentile 90.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
broadcom/2e_web_option r8.1.2
Published Feb 14, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026