CVE-2016-0315
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Report Builder and Data Collection Component (DCC) in IBM Jazz Reporting Service (JRS) 5.x before 5.0.2 ifix016 and 6.x before 6.0.1 ifix005 maintain session ID validity after a logout action, which allows remote authenticated users to hijack sessions by leveraging an unattended workstation.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIBM Jazz Reporting Service fails to invalidate session IDs upon logout in the Report Builder and Data Collection Component. This session management flaw allows an attacker with physical or remote access to an authenticated user's workstation to reuse the still-valid session identifier after the legitimate user logs out, enabling session hijacking.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 5.0= 5.0.1= 5.0.2= 6.0= 6.0.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify IBM Jazz Reporting Service versionCheck the installed version of IBM Jazz Reporting Service in the Jazz team server administration console or by inspecting the installed packages. This is typically found in the About section of the Jazz Reporting Service web interface or in the installation directory manifest.Affected if The installed version matches 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 6.0, or 6.0.1 from the affected versions list.
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Verify Report Builder is enabledAccess the Jazz Reporting Service administration interface and check whether the Report Builder module is installed and active. This can be found in the component list or service status page of the Jazz Reporting Service administration console.Affected if The Report Builder component is enabled and running in the affected version.
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Verify Data Collection Component is enabledAccess the Jazz Reporting Service administration interface and check whether the Data Collection Component is installed and active. This is typically listed in the component services or server status view.Affected if The Data Collection Component is enabled and running in the affected version.
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Review session timeout configurationInspect the session management settings in the Jazz Reporting Service web.xml file or through the administration console. Look for session timeout values configured for the application.Affected if Session timeout is set to a long duration or is not configured, which would allow extended use of an invalidated session token.
You are affected if your installed IBM Jazz Reporting Service version is 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 6.0, or 6.0.1 AND either the Report Builder or Data Collection Component is enabled.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply IBM Jazz Reporting Service ifix016 for version 5.0.2 or ifix005 for version 6.0.1 to properly invalidate sessions upon logout. Until patches are applied, enforce strict session timeout policies and educate users about locking workstations.
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