Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Sametime - CVE-2013-3978
Published: February 14, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42040
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-3978
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
Sametime
Sametime
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The Meeting Server in IBM Sametime 8.5.2 through 8.5.2.1 and 9.x through 9.0.0.1 does not send the appropriate HTTP response headers to prevent unwanted caching by a web browser, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging an unattended workstation.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-3978
Install update from vendor's website.