# CVE-2016-0318: Auth bypass in n/a

> Attackers can hijack sessions on unattended workstations because the Lifecycle Query Engine fails to destroy session IDs upon logout.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Nov 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4764-cw6v-4r4x

## What is CVE-2016-0318?

CVE-2016-0318 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Ibm Jazz Reporting Service, published on 25 Nov 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Lifecycle Query Engine (LQE) in IBM Jazz Reporting Service 6.0 and 6.0.1 before 6.0.1 iFix006 does not destroy a Session ID upon a logout action, which allows remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging an unattended workstation.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0318?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Jazz Reporting Service.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-0318?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0318 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-0318 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0318 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Jazz Reporting Service

- [CVE-2016-0315](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0315/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-2889](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2889/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-7465](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7465/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-0319](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0319/): XML external entity in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-7464](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7464/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-0318 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-0318 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Ibm Jazz Reporting Service, published on 25 Nov 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0318 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Jazz Reporting Service. 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-2016-0318/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0318/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0318
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0318
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0318

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