Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Automation Manager Session Fixation Vulnerability (CVE-2019-4617)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM Cloud Automation Manager Session Fixation Vulnerability

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-4617
DESCRIPTION: IBM Cloud Automation Manager does not renew a session variable after a successful authentication which could lead to session fixation/hijacking vulnerability. This could force a user to utilize a cookie that may be known to an attacker.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/168645 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Cloud Automation Manager	3.2.1.0

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to IBM Cloud Automation Manager 3.2.1.1 or newer.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Change History

28 Feb 2020: 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: IBM Cloud Automation Manager Session Fixation Vulnerability (CVE-2019-4617)