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Session Hijacking

Session hijacking allows attackers to impersonate users by stealing or forging session identifiers. If attackers can hijack sessions, they can access user accounts without knowing passwords.

Further Reading

  • MITRE CAPEC-593: Session Hijacking
  • OWASP: Session Management Cheat Sheet
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