# CVE-2019-4072: Security feature bypass in Spectrum Control Standard Edition

> Attackers can bypass session termination by using the browser back button to access sensitive application data after logout.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AC:L/S:U/AV:N/A:L/C:L/PR:H/UI:N/I:L/RC:C/RL:O/E:U`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 May 2019
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ffv4-58cg-f6v5

## What is CVE-2019-4072?

CVE-2019-4072 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition, published on 9 May 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center (IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition 5.2.1 through 5.2.17) allows users to remain idle within the application even when a user has logged out. Utilizing the application back button users can remain logged in as the current user for a short period of time, therefore users are presented with information for Spectrum Control Application. IBM X-Force ID: 157064.

Weakness: CWE-613 (DEPRECATED: Insufficient Session Expiration)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4072?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Spectrum Control, Ibm Tivoli Storage Productivity Center.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-4072?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4072 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-4072 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4072 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition

- [CVE-2016-8941](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8941/): Cross-site request forgery in Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-4071](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4071/): Command injection in Spectrum Control Standard Edition (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2016-5946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5946/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2019-4137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4137/): Cross-site scripting in Spectrum Control Standard Edition (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2019-4138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4138/): Information disclosure in Spectrum Control Standard Edition (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-4072 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-4072 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition, published on 9 May 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4072 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition. 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-2019-4072/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4072/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-4072
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4072
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-4072

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