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Session Hijacking
Session hijacking is when an attacker takes over an authenticated user's active online session, gaining unauthorized access to their accounts or services without needing their login credentials. This typically happens after the user has already logged in.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
Session hijacking is a cyberattack where an unauthorized entity intercepts and assumes control of a legitimate user's active communication session with a web server or application, primarily by compromising or predicting the session ID or token, enabling the attacker to bypass authentication and impersonate the user to access resources.
BACKGROUND
Computer security is a subdiscipline within the field of information security. It focuses on protecting computer software, systems, and networks from threats that can lead to unauthorized information disclosure, theft, or damage to hardware, software, or data, as well as to the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.
READ MORE ON WIKIPEDIASYNONYMS & ALIASES
- Cookie hijacking
- TCP session hijacking
- Session fixation
- Sidejacking
- Man-in-the-browser attack
USAGE NOTE
This attack is commonly used to bypass authentication mechanisms in web applications, allowing attackers to access sensitive user data or perform actions on their behalf.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Session Hijacking.
Akamai provides comprehensive web application and API protection (WAAP) solutions, including web application firewalls (WAFs) and bot management, to prevent various forms of session hijacking and other application-layer attacks.
Cloudflare offers a suite of security products, including a web application firewall (WAF), bot management, and secure access service edge (SASE) solutions, which are critical in protecting web sessions from hijacking attempts.
Palo Alto Networks provides next-generation firewalls, cloud security, and endpoint protection (Cortex XDR) that detect and prevent sophisticated attacks, including those targeting session integrity and authentication mechanisms.
F5 specializes in application security and delivery, offering advanced web application firewalls (e.g., BIG-IP ASM) that actively detect and block session hijacking techniques like cookie manipulation and cross-site scripting (XSS).
Okta is a leading identity and access management (IAM) provider, delivering strong authentication, secure single sign-on (SSO), and session management capabilities that are fundamental to preventing unauthorized session access.
CrowdStrike's Falcon platform offers endpoint detection and response (EDR) and extended detection and response (XDR) capabilities that can identify and block malicious activities, including those indicative of a compromised or hijacked session.
Check Point provides comprehensive cybersecurity solutions covering network, cloud, and endpoint security, with technologies like application control, URL filtering, and advanced threat prevention that safeguard against session-based attacks.
Trellix offers XDR (eXtended Detection and Response) solutions, endpoint security, and network security products that detect and neutralize sophisticated threats, including those involving the hijacking of user sessions.