Security Bulletin
Summary
Passwords provided as part of a URL for an administrative COPY command may appear in the administrative log. If the password is not provided in the URL, it will be prompted for, and will not appear in the log.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-4528
DESCRIPTION: IBM MQ Appliance could allow a local user, under special conditions, to obtain highly sensitive information from log files.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182658 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM DataPower Gateway | 10.0.0.0 |
| IBM DataPower Gateway | 2018.4.1.0-2018.4.1.12 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Affected Product(s) | Fixed in version | APAR |
| IBM DataPower Gateway | 10.0.0.0.1 | IT33365 |
| IBM DataPower Gateway | 2018.4.1.13 | IT33365 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
Do not include a password in the URL. Instead, allow the appliance to prompt for a password.
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References
Change History
15 Sep 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:
08 June 2021
UID
ibm16333033