Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessPosition via existing XSS or MITM
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ExploitCapture session cookie lacking security attributes
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ExecutionReplay cookie to hijack session
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ImpactAccess victim's authenticated Hub session
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A02:2025 - Security Misconfiguration
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Secure cookie flag
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation is strictly chained and cannot occur in isolation: a separate exploitable cross-site scripting vulnerability must exist in KNIME Business Hub, OR the attacker must hold a man-in-the-middle position on the network path, in order to read or intercept the session cookie that is missing its protective attributes (CWE-614 - e.g. Secure/HttpOnly/SameSite). This dependency is the dominant limiting factor and is encoded as AT:P (Attack Requirements: Present) in the CVSS 4.0 vector. The flaw affects KNIME Business Hub before version 1.19.0; the vendor states a workaround is not possible, so upgrading to 1.19.0 is the only remediation. |
| Impact | This is a low-priority, defense-in-depth issue rather than a standalone threat. The vendor-assigned CVSS 4.0 base score is 2.1 (Low), and the vuln.today decision label is 'monitor' - both consistent with a non-urgent finding. CWE-614 (missing security attributes on sensitive cookies) is not directly exploitable: the description itself states compromise is only possible 'if other security issues such as a cross-site scripting vulnerability or a man-in-the-middle attack are present,' which the CVSS 4.0 Attack Requirements metric correctly reflects as AT:P. No KEV listing, no EPSS score, and no proof-of-concept were provided; the sole reference is the KNIME vendor advisory, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. CONFLICT TO VERIFY: the description calls the actor an 'unauthenticated remote attacker,' yet the supplied CVSS vector sets PR:H (high privileges required) - these are inconsistent and should be reconciled with the vendor. Net: a real but minor hardening gap whose exploitability is entirely gated on a separate, more serious vulnerability existing in the same environment. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | In an environment where a KNIME Business Hub instance (before 1.19.0) also has an exploitable XSS flaw, or where an attacker already holds a man-in-the-middle position on the network path, the attacker leverages the missing cookie security attributes to read or replay a victim's session cookie and hijack their authenticated session. The flaw cannot be triggered on its own and no public exploit code was provided for this specific issue. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 22, 2026
KNIME Business Hub before 1.19.0 sets sensitive cookies without protective attributes such as Secure, HttpOnly or SameSite, so session data can be read or intercepted only when a separate cross-site scripting flaw exists in the product or an attacker already holds a man-in-the-middle position on the network path. The issue is rated CVSS 4.0 base 2.1 with Attack Requirements set to Present (AT:P), and it is prioritized as monitor; no public exploit was identified at time of analysis and there is no CISA KEV listing. The vendor states that a workaround is not possible and that upgrading to 1.19.0 is the only complete remediation.
RemediationAI
Upgrade KNIME Business Hub to version 1.19.0, which the vendor lists as the fixed release; the vendor explicitly states that a workaround is not possible, so upgrading is the only complete remediation. The advisory is published at https://www.knime.com/security/advisories. Because exploitation depends on a separate cross-site scripting flaw or an existing man-in-the-middle position, environments that close those paths reduce exposure, but the vendor does not offer a configuration-level workaround and patching to 1.19.0 remains the sole fix.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The flaw is CWE-614 (Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute), a defense-in-depth weakness in how KNIME Business Hub constructs and returns session cookies: the attributes that normally bind a cookie to TLS, hide it from client-side script, or restrict it to same-site requests are missing. On its own this does not yield access to a session, because the cookie still has to be obtained. That can happen in two ways described in the advisory: a separate exploitable cross-site scripting vulnerability in the product reads the cookie from the document context where HttpOnly would otherwise block it, or an attacker positioned on the network path intercepts it where the Secure flag would otherwise prevent transmission over cleartext. This strict chaining is what the CVSS 4.0 vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N encodes through AT:P, and it is why the score is only 2.1; the independent CVSS 3.1 assessment reflects the same prerequisite with AC:H and limited confidentiality and integrity impact (C:L/I:L). The CPE cpe:2.3:a:knime:knime_business_hub:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers all releases before the fixed version, and the trigger details for the chained XSS or interception path are not further described in the available sources.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Description states an unauthenticated attacker (PR:N); exploitation requires a separate XSS/MITM precondition so AC:H; session compromise yields low confidentiality and integrity impact, no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (KNIME).
CVSS VectorVendor: KNIME
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
Missing security attributes on sensitive cookies in KNIME Business Hub before version 1.19.0 allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise user sessions if other security issues such as a cross-site scripting vulnerability or a man-in-the-middle attack are present. A workaround is not possible.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
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