Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Sametime - CVE-2013-6727
Published: January 31, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42093
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-2013-6727
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 Connect client in IBM Sametime 8.5.2 through 8.5.2.1 and 9.0 before HF1 does not properly restrict unsigned Java plugins, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-6727
Install update from vendor's website.