What is CVE-2021-20473?

CVE-2021-20473 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Sterling File Gateway. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2021-10-07.

How severe is CVE-2021-20473?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Sterling File Gateway

CVE-2021-20473

IBM Sterling File Gateway User Interface 2.2.0.0 through 6.1.1.0 does not invalidate session after logout which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 196944.

EPSS: 0.001 (25.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/I:L/AC:L/PR:L/AV:N/UI:N/A:L/C:L/S:U/RL:O/E:U/RC:C.

Affected products

Ibm Sterling File Gateway — versions 2.2.0.0, 6.0.0.0, 5.2.6.5_3

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6496785 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
ibm-sterling-cve202120473-session-fixation (196944) (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20473?: CVE-2021-20473 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Sterling File Gateway. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2021-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2021-20473?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.