CVE-2023-30861 PoC — Flask vulnerable to possible disclosure of permanent session cookie due to missing Vary: Cookie header

Source

https://github.com/fromitive/cve-2023-30861-poc

Associated Vulnerability

Title:Flask vulnerable to possible disclosure of permanent session cookie due to missing Vary: Cookie header (CVE-2023-30861)
Description:Flask is a lightweight WSGI web application framework. When all of the following conditions are met, a response containing data intended for one client may be cached and subsequently sent by the proxy to other clients. If the proxy also caches `Set-Cookie` headers, it may send one client's `session` cookie to other clients. The severity depends on the application's use of the session and the proxy's behavior regarding cookies. The risk depends on all these conditions being met. 1. The application must be hosted behind a caching proxy that does not strip cookies or ignore responses with cookies. 2. The application sets `session.permanent = True` 3. The application does not access or modify the session at any point during a request. 4. `SESSION_REFRESH_EACH_REQUEST` enabled (the default). 5. The application does not set a `Cache-Control` header to indicate that a page is private or should not be cached. This happens because vulnerable versions of Flask only set the `Vary: Cookie` header when the session is accessed or modified, not when it is refreshed (re-sent to update the expiration) without being accessed or modified. This issue has been fixed in versions 2.3.2 and 2.2.5.

Description

Flask CVE-2023-30861 Poc 환경구축

Readme

# CVE-2023-30861 PoC (Proof of Concept)

> ⚠️ **주의 (CAUTION)**  
> 이 프로젝트는 Flask의 CVE-2023-30861 취약점을 재현하기 위한 목적의 PoC입니다.  
> **절대로 인터넷에 노출된 환경에서 실행하지 마세요.**  
> 외부 접근이 가능한 네트워크에 연결되면 실제 공격에 악용될 수 있습니다.

> ⚠️ **WARNING**  
> This project is a Proof of Concept (PoC) for demonstrating CVE-2023-30861 in Flask.  
> **Do NOT run this on a publicly accessible environment.**  
> Exposure to the internet may lead to real-world exploitation.

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## 📦 프로젝트 개요 (Project Overview)

Flask와 reverse proxy 캐시 서버 간의 세션 처리 오류로 인해 발생하는 보안 취약점을 테스트하는 환경을 제공합니다.  
Docker 기반의 로컬 환경에서 안전하게 재현하세요.

This PoC sets up a safe, local Docker environment to reproduce a vulnerability caused by improper session handling between Flask and a reverse proxy cache server.


## 🚀 사용법 (How to Use)

### 1. 실행 (Start)

```bash
chmod u+x ./app_build.sh
./app_build.sh
```

### 2. 종료 및 정리 (Stop & Clean)

``` bash
docker compose rm -f
docker image prune -a
```

## 🧪 API 테스트 (API Testing)

HTTP 요청 예시는 `test.http` 파일을 참고하세요.

Use the `test.http` file to test and validate the PoC behavior using REST clients like VS Code REST Client or Postman.

## ✅ 권장 실행 환경 (Recommended Execution Environment)

Docker & Docker Compose

Linux/MacOS (or WSL2 for Windows)

Local-only network (no public IP or domain exposed)

## 💡 참고 (Note)

이 PoC는 학습 및 분석 목적이며, 어떤 공격에도 사용해서는 안 됩니다.
This PoC is for educational and security research purposes only.
Do not use it for malicious activities.

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