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Security Bulletin: IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault Remote is vulnerable to local user security bypass (CVE-2020-4607)

Security Bulletin


Summary

A vulnerability identified in IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault Remote previously known as IBM Security Secret Server Remote have been addressed in the release 1.3.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-4607
DESCRIPTION:   IBM Security Secret Server could allow a local user to bypass security restrictions due to improper input validation.
CVSS Base score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184884 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault Remote 1.2


Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to the latest release available here.

Navigate to the section "Downloadable part" in the link above to find:

CC7WXEN

IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault Remote On-Premises v1.3.2 Windows Install English

CC7WYENIBM Security Verify Privilege Vault Remote On-Premises v1.3.2 Mac Install English

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Jonathan 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

24 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
28 September 2020

UID

ibm16338813