Insufficient session expiration in IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-613.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Spectrum Control Standard Edition | 5.2.1; 5.2.8; 5.2.11; 5.2.12; 5.2.13; 5.2.14; 5.2.15; 5.2.16; 5.2.10.1; 5.2.15.2; 5.2.17.0; 5.2.17.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Spectrum Control Standard Edition VendorIBM Affected 5.2.1; 5.2.8; 5.2.11; 5.2.12; 5.2.13; 5.2.14; 5.2.15; 5.2.16; 5.2.10.1; 5.2.15.2; 5.2.17.0; 5.2.17.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-4072
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ffv4-58cg-f6v5
References
More IBM Spectrum Control vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-03048 CSV injection in IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2016-07338 Cross-site request forgery in IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-18017 IBM Spectrum Control information disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-05136 Directory traversal vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Control (formerly Tivoli Storage… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2019-03090 Insufficiently protected credentials in IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2019-03089 Cross-site scripting in IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2019-4072 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-4072 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ffv4-58cg-f6v5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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