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CVE-2017-9280: Novell Identity Manager User Application get request url contains the session token.

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-03-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-598

Description

Some NetIQ Identity Manager Applications before Identity Manager 4.5.6.1 included the session token in GET URLs, potentially allowing exposure of user sessions to untrusted third parties via proxies, referer urls or similar.

Affected products

• NetIQ Identity Manager: before 4.5.6.1 — fixed in 4.5.6.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NetIQ Identity Manager 4.5.6.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049143
• https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=K7lbPAGJyIk~
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049143
• https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=K7lbPAGJyIk~

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