What is CVE-2021-20473?

CVE-2021-20473 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Sterling File Gateway, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-10-07.

How severe is CVE-2021-20473?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 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: 0.005 (37.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

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

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-2021-20473?: CVE-2021-20473 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Sterling File Gateway, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2021-20473?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.