Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence could expose sensitive information due to non enforcement of HTTP Strict Transport Security (CVE-2020-4970). This vulnerability can lead to various security threats and has been resolved by implementing the required code fix.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-4970
DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Identity Governance Virtual Appliance could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192429 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence | 5.2.6 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) | First Fix |
| IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence | 5.2.6 | 5.2.6.0-ISS-SIGI-FP0004 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Nathan Roane, Vince Dragnea, Troy Fisher and Elaheh Samani from IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team.
Change History
13 May 2022: 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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Document Information
Modified date:
18 May 2022
UID
ibm16587435