# CVE-2016-6338: ovirt-engine-webadmin, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (aka RHEV-M) for Servers and RHEV-M 4.0, allows physically proxi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-04-20 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

ovirt-engine-webadmin, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (aka RHEV-M) for Servers and RHEV-M 4.0, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass a webadmin session timeout restriction via vectors related to UI selections, which trigger repeating queries.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92666
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3427
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1369285

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