Security Bulletin: IBM Security Information Queue does not invalidate sessions after logout (CVE-2020-4291)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM Security Information Queue (ISIQ) session identifiers are not properly invalidated upon user logout from ISIQ's web UI. This create opportunities for an attacker to hijack a user session token. As of v1.0.6, ISIQ immediately invalidates the session token when a user logs out.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2020-4291
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: 4.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/176334 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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

None

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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 does not invalidate sessions after logout (CVE-2020-4291)