# CVE-2010-3471: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can hijack web sessions in IBM FileNet P8 Application Engine, leading to account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Sep 2010
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fvx7-8xjx-g78f

## What is CVE-2010-3471?

CVE-2010-3471 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Sep 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Session fixation vulnerability in the Workplace (aka WP) component in IBM FileNet P8 Application Engine (P8AE) 4.0.2.x before 4.0.2.7-P8AE-FP007 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3471?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Filenet P8 Application Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-3471?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3471 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-3471 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3471 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-5002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-5002/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2010-3473](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3473/): Open redirect in n/a (medium 5.8)
- [CVE-2009-4999](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4999/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2009-5000](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-5000/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2010-3470](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3470/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-3471 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-3471 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Sep 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3471 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3471/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3471/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3471
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3471
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-3471

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