# CVE-2012-0398: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can hijack or replay sessions due to improper session cookie validation in EMC Documentum eRoom.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Mar 2012
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8pr8-j4gw-89pw

## What is CVE-2012-0398?

CVE-2012-0398 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Mar 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

EMC Documentum eRoom before 7.4.4 does not properly validate session cookies, which allows remote attackers to hijack or replay sessions via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0398?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Emc Documentum Eroom.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-0398?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0398 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-0398 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0398 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2011-1741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1741/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2017-2766](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2766/): Auth bypass in EMC Documentum eRoom EMC Documentum eRoom version 7.4.4, EMC Documentum eRoom version 7.4.4 SP1, EMC Documentum eRoom version prior to 7.4.5 P04, EMC Documentum eRoom version prior to 7.5.0 P01 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2011-2739](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2739/): File upload in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2013-3286](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3286/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2012-0404](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0404/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-0398 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-0398 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Mar 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0398 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-2012-0398/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0398/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0398
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0398
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-0398

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