Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms during negotiation, which could allow an attacker to decrypt sensitive information. TLS 1.0 and 1.1 is not disabled by default in CP4S 1.3.0.1.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-4624
DESCRIPTION: IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms during negotiation could allow an attacker to decrypt sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185359 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) | 1.3.0.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
Upgrade to IBM Cloud Pak for Security v 1.4.0.0 by following the instructions in https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSTDPP_1.4.0/platform/docs/security-pak/upgrading.html
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
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
05 Nov 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:
25 November 2020
UID
ibm16372532