Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in IBM Security Guardium Insights - CVE-2020-4175

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Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in IBM Security Guardium Insights - CVE-2020-4175

Published: July 22, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU65702
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-4175
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM Security Guardium Insights

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to IBM Security Guardium Insights fails to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-4175

Install updates from vendor's website.

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