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Security Bulletin: Multiple security vulnerabilities have been addressed in IBM Security Directory Server

Security Bulletin


Summary

Multiple security vulnerabilities have been fixed and delivered in IBM Security Directory Server.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2019-4551
DESCRIPTION:   IBM Security Directory Server does not perform an authentication check for a critical resource or functionality allowing anonymous users access to protected areas.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/165953 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)

CVEID:   CVE-2019-4541
DESCRIPTION:   IBM Security Directory Server uses incomplete blocklisting for input validation which allows attackers to bypass application controls resulting in direct impact to the system and data integrity.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/165814 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2019-4562
DESCRIPTION:   IBM Security Directory Server stores sensitive information in URLs. This may lead to information disclosure if unauthorized parties have access to the URLs via server logs, referer header or browser history.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/166623 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2019-4550
DESCRIPTION:   IBM Security Directory Server is deployed with active debugging code that can create unintended entry points.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/165952 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)

CVEID:   CVE-2019-4548
DESCRIPTION:   IBM Security Directory Server could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim.
CVSS Base score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/165950 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2019-4540
DESCRIPTION:   IBM Security Directory Server uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/165813 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0

Remediation/Fixes

Affected Product / VersionFix availability
IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 6.4.0.20-ISS-ISDS-IF0020

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

03 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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Document Information

Modified date:
03 February 2020

UID

ibm11288660