Security Bulletin: A Session Timeout vulnerability affects IBM Rational Performance Tester

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM Rational Performance Tester contains an inadequate session timeout, which could allow an attacker time to guess and use a valid session ID.

Vulnerability Details

Third Party Entry: PSIRT-ADV0027326
DESCRIPTION: Created from Advisory: ADV0027326
CVSS Base score: 4.3
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
RPT	9.5
RPT	10.0
RPT	10.1

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrading to IBM Rational Performance Tester version 10.1.2 is strongly recommended.

Product	VRMF	APAR	Remediation/First Fix
RPT	10.0	None	https://download4.boulder.ibm.com/sar/CMA/RAA/09f93/0/PSIRT-27320-27326-10.0.2.1-ifix.zip https://download4.boulder.ibm.com/sar/CMA/RAA/09f93/0/readme.txt
RPT	9.5	None	https://download4.boulder.ibm.com/sar/CMA/RAA/09f8z/1/PSIRT-27320-27326-9.5.0.0-ifix.zip https://download4.boulder.ibm.com/sar/CMA/RAA/09f8z/1/readme.txt

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

19 Jan 2021: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: A Session Timeout vulnerability affects IBM Rational Performance Tester