Improper Authentication in Sametime - CVE-2013-3046

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Improper Authentication in Sametime - CVE-2013-3046

Published: May 26, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41625
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-3046
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
Sametime

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The Meeting Server in IBM Sametime 8.x through 8.5.2.1 and 9.x through 9.0.0.1 does not send the HSTS Strict-Transport-Security header, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to hijack sessions or obtain sensitive information by leveraging the presence of HTTP requests.


How to mitigate CVE-2013-3046

Install update from vendor's website.

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