CVE-2017-1229 Information disclosure in BigFix family

Medium 5.9 Published 13 Nov 2017 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can intercept sensitive data via man-in-the-middle attacks due to missing HTTP Strict Transport Security in IBM BigFix.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-1229?

CVE-2017-1229 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM BigFix family, published on 13 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager (IBM BigFix 9.2 and 9.5) could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 123908.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1229?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Bigfix Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1229?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1229 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-1229 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1229 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mh3g-2gfg-5rxp.