Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence (IGI)

1) Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU63713

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-4970

CWE-ID: CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to no enforcement of HTTP Strict Transport Security. A remote attacker can obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence (IGI): 5.2.4 - 5.2.6

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6587435

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.