Session Cookie with No maxAge

Without `Max-Age` a session cookie can remain in the browser for a pro-long time. This increases risk of session hijack.

Remediation

Specify `Max-Age` and set it to a shorted span of time a cookie should remain in the browser.

Metadata

Severity: informational
Slug: session-cookie-with-no-maxage

CWEs

613: Insufficient Session Expiration

OWASP

A02:2021: Cryptographic Failures

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