CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-20473

Insufficient Session Expiration

Published: Oct 07, 2021 | Modified: Oct 16, 2021
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM Sterling File Gateway User Interface 2.2.0.0 through 6.1.1.0 does not invalidate session after logout which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 196944.

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

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Sterling_file_gateway Ibm 2.2.0.0 (including) 5.2.6.5_3 (including)
Sterling_file_gateway Ibm 6.0.0.0 (including) 6.0.3.4 (including)
Sterling_file_gateway Ibm 6.1.0.0 (including) 6.1.0.1 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References