Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Security Identity Manager has addressed the following vulnerability due to allowing a privileged local user to perform unauthorized actions
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-4538
DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Identity Manager could allow a privileged local user to perform unauthorized actions due to reuse of another users JSESSIONID.
CVSS Base score: 6.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182913 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| ISIM | 6.0.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Affected Product / Version | Fix availability |
| IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.0 | 6.0.0-ISS-SIM-FP0023 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Artem Brunov on behalf of e-Secure Pty Ltd
Change History
31 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:
31 August 2020
UID
ibm16324841