Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Sterling B2B Integrator's session or sensitive cookies do not have the secure attribute enabled. As a result, customers who use HTTP could be vulnerable to cookie hijacking attacks.
Vulnerability Details
CVE ID: CVE-2012-5936
DESCRIPTION: IBM Sterling B2B Integrator does not set the secure attribute when it creates a session or sensitive cookies. The secure attribute is used to ensure that cookies (with the attribute set) can only be sent in an encrypted channel to reduce the likelihood of eavesdropping attacks.
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80401 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2, 5.1 and 5.0
IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2, 2.1 and 2.0
Remediation/Fixes
APAR IC82726.
Apply iFix 5020401_3 or apply Fix Pack 5020402 if you are running Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2 or Sterling File Gateway 2.2
Apply fix pack 5104 if you are running Sterling B2B Integrator 5.1 or Sterling File Gateway 2.1.
Apply FixPack 5010 if you are running Sterling B2B Integrator 5.0 or Sterling File Gateway 2.0
Workarounds and Mitigations
None known.
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References
- X-Force Vulnerability Database: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/80401
- CVE-2012-5936
Change History
11 March 2013: Initial Version
30 June 2013: Changed affected products section to include Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2/Sterling File Gateway 2.2 and remediation section to include 5020401_3
July 30 2013: Changed affected products section to include Sterling B2B Integrator 5.0 and remediation section to include 5010
Feb 08 2016: Updated Remediation to include 5020402 Fix Pack as one of the remediated version
*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 Information
Modified date:
11 February 2020
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