CVE-2011-1839 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Attackers can steal session IDs from logs or history due to insecure HTTP redirection in IBM Rational Build Forge.

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-2011-1839?

CVE-2011-1839 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Apr 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Rational Build Forge 7.1.0 uses the HTTP GET method during redirection from the authentication servlet to a PHP script, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to discover session IDs by reading (1) web-server access logs, (2) web-server Referer logs, or (3) the browser history.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1839?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Rational Build Forge.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1839?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1839 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2011-1839 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1839 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4g88-pvpj-755p.

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