CVE-2013-3978

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-02-14 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The Meeting Server in IBM Sametime 8.5.2 through 8.5.2.1 and 9.x through 9.0.0.1 does not send the appropriate HTTP response headers to prevent unwanted caching by a web browser, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging an unattended workstation.

Affected products

IBM Sametime: 8.5.2.0, 8.5.2.1, 9.0.0.0, 9.0.0.1

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21662928
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84902
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21662928
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84902

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