What is CVE-2020-4253?

CVE-2020-4253 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Content Navigator, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2020-4253?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Content Navigator

CVE-2020-4253

IBM Content Navigator 3.0CD does not invalidate session after logout which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175559.

EPSS: 0.009 (56.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Content Navigator — versions 3.0CD
Ibm Content_navigator — versions 3.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-613 — Insufficient Session Expiration

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4253?: CVE-2020-4253 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Content Navigator, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2020-4253?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.