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: 8.2 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-4175
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
IBM Security Guardium Insights
How to mitigate CVE-2020-4175
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM Security Guardium Insights - update to 2.0.2