Security Bulletin: IBM Security Information Queue has insufficient session expiration (CVE-2020-4284)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM Security Information Queue (ISIQ) does not have a mechanism for terminating idle UI sessions. This leaves an unattended ISIQ session vulnerable to being compromised. As of v1.0.6, ISIQ automatically terminates a session that has been idle for 60 minutes. The timeout value is configurable.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2020-4284
DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Information Queue (ISIQ) could disclose sensitive information to an unauthorized user due to insufficient timeout functionality in the Web UI.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/176207 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Security Information Queue (ISIQ)	1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5

Remediation/Fixes

Download and install the latest IBM Security Information Queue images (tagged at 1.0.6 or greater) from the Docker Hub repository. The instructions for accessing and deploying the images can be found on the ISIQ starter kit page: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-security-information-queue-starter-kit

Workarounds and Mitigations

Always log out of the ISIQ UI after completing configuration tasks.

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Acknowledgement

Jonathan Fitz-Gerald, John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Nathan Roane, Kamil Sarbinowski, Vince Dragnea and Troy Fisher from IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team.

Change History

06 Apr 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 Security Information Queue has insufficient session expiration (CVE-2020-4284)