CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-20378

Insufficient Session Expiration

Published: Jul 07, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 and 4.0.0.4 does not invalidate session after logout which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 195709.

Weakness

According to WASC, “Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization.”

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Guardium_data_encryptionIbm3.0.0.2 (including)3.0.0.2 (including)
Guardium_data_encryptionIbm4.0.0.4 (including)4.0.0.4 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References