CVE-2010-3898 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication in IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition by exploiting improperly restricted administrator cookie paths.

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-2010-3898?

CVE-2010-3898 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Nov 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition 8.x and 9.x does not properly restrict the cookie path of administrator (aka ESAdmin) cookies, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging access to other pages on the web site.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3898?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Omnifind.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3898?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3898 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-2010-3898 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3898 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cwwm-5pm5-mpxq.

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