VDB-158821 · CVE-2020-4527 · XFDB 182631

IBM Planning Analytics 2.0 Session Cookie HSTS missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Planning Analytics 2.0. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Session Cookie Handler. This manipulation causes missing encryption (HSTS). This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-4527. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Planning Analytics 2.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Session Cookie Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability (HSTS). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Planning Analytics 2.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to set the Secure flag for the session cookie in TLS mode. By intercepting its transmission within an HTTP session, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to capture the cookie and obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 182631.

The weakness was released 07/20/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-4527 since 12/30/2019. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/20/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-158819. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Planning Analytics

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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Exploitinginfo

Name: HSTS
Class: Missing encryption / HSTS
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/30/2019 🔍
07/20/2020 +203 days 🔍
07/20/2020 +0 days 🔍
11/05/2020 +108 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-4527 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-4527
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-158821
X-Force: 182631

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2020 20:04
Updated: 11/05/2020 07:21
Changes: 07/20/2020 20:04 (41), 07/20/2020 20:09 (11), 11/05/2020 07:17 (2), 11/05/2020 07:21 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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