CVE-2008-4294
IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop 2.1 before 2.1.0.5 preserves cached user privileges after logout, which allows physically proximate attackers to hijack a session by visiting an unattended workstation, as demonstrated by a root session that is still valid after a subsequent read-only session has begun.
Published:Sep 27, 2008
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:Sep 27, 2008
EPSS Score:0.00077
CVSS Score:7.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Ibm
Product
Tivoli Netcool Webtop
Ibm
Tivoli Netcool Webtop
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
