# CVE-2008-4294: IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop 2.1 before 2.1.0.5 preserves cached user privileges after logout, which allows physically proximate attackers to h

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-09-27 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop 2.1 before 2.1.0.5 preserves cached user privileges after logout, which allows physically proximate attackers to hijack a session by visiting an unattended workstation, as demonstrated by a root session that is still valid after a subsequent read-only session has begun.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2690
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45419
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32036
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31414
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24018932
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ21888

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