CVE-2013-3978 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information from cached responses on unattended workstations due to missing HTTP headers.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2013-3978?

CVE-2013-3978 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Feb 2014. 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

The Meeting Server in IBM Sametime 8.5.2 through 8.5.2.1 and 9.x through 9.0.0.1 does not send the appropriate HTTP response headers to prevent unwanted caching by a web browser, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging an unattended workstation.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3978?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Sametime.

How do I fix CVE-2013-3978?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3978 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-3978 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3978 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jx2c-g5jx-5fj7.

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