Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-2713 is a high-severity session management flaw in cockpit-hq/cockpit before 2.2.0. If sessions do not expire correctly, someone with access to a stale session could retain access longer than intended, creating confidentiality, integrity, and availability risk for exposed Cockpit-backed systems.
Executive priority
Prioritize this as high if Cockpit is used in production or externally reachable. The issue affects session trust, which can undermine administrative access controls even without a confirmed exploitation report.
Technical view
The source bundle describes CWE-613 insufficient session expiration in cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.2.0, with CVSS 8.6. The CVSS vector indicates network reachability, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction. Public sources identify the fix boundary as version 2.2.0, but provide limited operational detail.
Likely exposure
Organizations are exposed if they run cockpit-hq/cockpit versions earlier than 2.2.0, especially on internet-accessible or broadly reachable administrative interfaces.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not identify active exploitation, and KEV is false. Treat exploitation status as unconfirmed from the provided sources.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE metadata, huntr reference, and upstream commit. Do not assume affected forks, distributions, or exploit availability without separate source confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade cockpit-hq/cockpit deployments to version 2.2.0 or later.
- Check the linked huntr advisory and vendor commit for project-specific upgrade guidance.
- Prioritize exposed administrative instances until version status is confirmed.
- After upgrading, require fresh authentication where supported by the deployment.
Validation and detection
- Inventory applications using cockpit-hq/cockpit and record deployed versions.
- Confirm no deployment runs a release earlier than 2.2.0.
- Review session behavior for correct expiry and logout handling.
- Check logs for unusual access tied to stale or unexpected sessions.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.6 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L3.94.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
8.6HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/3080fc96-75d7-4868-84de-9fc8c9b90290CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/cockpit-hq/cockpit/commit/dd8d0314912fa6517ebd2cc9939d9fafbe68731bCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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Insufficient Session Expiration
Insufficient Session Expiration represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.