CVE-2006-4099 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can hijack user sessions in Business Objects Crystal Enterprise by predicting WCSID cookie values, leading to account takeover.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-4099?

CVE-2006-4099 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Nov 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Business Objects Crystal Enterprise 9 and 10 generates predictable session identifiers, which allows remote attackers to hijack sessions of other users via WCSID cookie values.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4099?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Businessobjects Crystal Enterprise.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4099?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4099 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2006-4099 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4099 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8w9m-64r7-55xx.

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