CVE-2018-1375 Auth bypass in Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Attackers can hijack user sessions in IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence by exploiting a lack of session variable renewal after authentication.

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-2018-1375?

CVE-2018-1375 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence, published on 29 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence (SonarG) 3.1 does not renew a session variable after a successful authentication which could lead to session fixation/hijacking vulnerability. This could force a user to utilize a cookie that may be known to an attacker. IBM X-Force ID: 137776.

Weakness: CWE-384

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1375?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1375?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1375 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2018-1375 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1375 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-66qr-qx58-vxmr.

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