CVE-2012-0718 Security feature bypass in Tivoli Endpoint Manager
Medium 5.4
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-0718 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2012-0718 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager, published on 18 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0718 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0718/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0718/index.md)
IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager fails to set the HttpOnly flag on cookies, allowing client-side scripts to access them.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-0718?
CVE-2012-0718 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager, published on 18 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager 8 does not set the HttpOnly flag on cookies.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0718?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Tivoli Endpoint Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0718?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0718 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-0718 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0718 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fx43-9328-mjm3.