SB2022051923 - Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence (IGI)
Published: May 19, 2022 Updated: June 15, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022051923
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-4970)
CWE-ID: CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.