SB2023072532 - Security features bypass in IBM Maximo Application Suite - Monitor Component
Published: July 25, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023072532
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Security features bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20862)
CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the logout support does not properly clean the security context if using serialized versions. A remote attacker can save an empty security context to the HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository and keep users authenticated even after they performed logout.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.