CVE-2012-6359 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof OpenID provider data by inserting unsigned attributes in IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager.

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-2012-6359?

CVE-2012-6359 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jan 2013. 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 Federated Identity Manager (TFIM) 6.2.0 before 6.2.0.11, 6.2.1 before 6.2.1.3, and 6.2.2 before 6.2.2.2 and Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Business Gateway (TFIMBG) 6.2.0 before 6.2.0.11, 6.2.1 before 6.2.1.3, and 6.2.2 before 6.2.2.2 do not check whether an OpenID attribute is signed in the (1) SREG (aka simple registration extension) and (2) AX (aka attribute exchange extension) cases, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof OpenID provider data by inserting unsigned attributes.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6359?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Tivoli Federated Identity Manager, Ibm Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Business Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2012-6359?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6359 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-6359 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6359 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xgg6-h359-rv3p.

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