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Security Bulletin: IBM Security Information Queue does not prevent caching of sensitive pages

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Summary

IBM Security Information Queue (ISIQ) allows web pages containing sensitive content to be cached by a browser and thus become vulnerable to attackers or malware. As of v1.0.3, the ISIQ web server instructs the browser to not cache the content.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-4218
DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Information Queue (ISIQ) allows web pages to be stored locally which can be read by another user on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/159227 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Security Information Queue v1.0.0, v1.0.1, and v1.0.2

Remediation/Fixes

Download and install the latest IBM Security Information Queue images (tagged at 1.0.3 or greater) from the Docker Hub repository, "ibmcorp/security_information_queue":

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References

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Acknowledgement

IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team: Warren Moynihan, Jonathan Fitz-Gerald, John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Dmitriy Beryoza, Matt McCarty, Vincent Dragnea, Troy Fisher, Nathan Roane

*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.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Product Synonym

ISIQ

Document Information

Modified date:
04 June 2019

UID

ibm10886061