Summary
Acunetix 360 detected that the session.use_trans_sid is enabled.
Impact
When session.use_trans_sid is enabled, PHP will pass the session ID via the URL.
By using this vulnerability, an attacker can:
- perform session hijacking attack
- manipulate sensitive information
- leak sensitive information
- gain administrator access to the web application
Actions To Take
To disable session.use_trans_sid, you can set it to 'off' in the php.ini configuration file or alternatively in .htaccess.
- php.ini:
register_globals = 'off' - .htaccess:
php_flag register_globals off