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CVE-2006-4099

Business Objects Crystal Enterprise 9 and 10 generates predictable session identifiers, which allows remote attackers to hijack sessions of other users via WCSID cookie values.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2006-4099 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from businessobjects organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2006, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2006-11-29T17:28:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	businessobjects	crystal_enterprise	9	Yes
Application	businessobjects	crystal_enterprise	10	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/23137 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.businessobjects.com/communityCS/FilesAndUpdates/ce10win_en.pdf ([email protected])
http://www.mwrinfosecurity.com/advisories/MWR_crystal-reports-weak-sessions-advisory_2006-11-28.pdf Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21350 ([email protected])
http://www.uniras.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20061128-00818.pdf Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4748 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30568 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/23137 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.businessobjects.com/communityCS/FilesAndUpdates/ce10win_en.pdf (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mwrinfosecurity.com/advisories/MWR_crystal-reports-weak-sessions-advisory_2006-11-28.pdf Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21350 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.uniras.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20061128-00818.pdf Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4748 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30568 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For businessobjects's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.