CVE-2008-4294

IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop 2.1 before 2.1.0.5 preserves cached user privileges after logout, which allows physically proximate attackers to hijack a session by visiting an unattended workstation, as demonstrated by a root session that is still valid after a subsequent read-only session has begun.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.2 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2008-09-27

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected products

• Tivoli Netcool Webtop (Ibm)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/32036
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24018932
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ21888
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31414
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2690
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45419