Description
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.
Published: 2008-09-27
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-4277 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.
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Ibm Tivoli Netcool Webtop
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:08:34.957Z

Reserved: 2008-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4294

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Status : Modified

Published: 2008-09-27T10:30:03.570

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-4294

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