Vulnerability CVE-2020-4749


Published: 2020-10-20

Description:
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.2 does not set the secure attribute on authorization tokens or session cookies. Attackers may be able to get the cookie values by sending a http:// link to a user or by planting this link in a site the user goes to. The cookie will be sent to the insecure link and the attacker can then obtain the cookie value by snooping the traffic. IBM X-Force ID: 188518.

Type:

CWE-565

(Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
IBM -> Spectrum scale 

 References:
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188518
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6349449

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