Security Bulletin
Summary
A security vulnerability identified on IBM Security Secret Server has been addressed in the release 10.8.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-4459
DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Verify Access contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181395 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 Secret Server | All |
Remediation/Fixes
Upgrade IBM Security Secret Server to version 10.8 as per the instructions here.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
PSIRTJonathan Fitz-Gerald, John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Nathan Roane, Kamil Sarbinowski, Vince Dragnea, Troy Fisher and Elaheh Samani from IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team.
Change History
03 Aug 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 August 2020
UID
ibm16255614