CVE-2018-1480 Security feature bypass in BigFix Platform

Medium 4.0 Published 12 Dec 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Missing HttpOnly attribute on session cookies allows attackers to hijack user sessions if an XSS vulnerability is present.

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-2018-1480?

CVE-2018-1480 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM BigFix Platform, published on 12 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM BigFix Platform 9.2.0 through 9.2.14 and 9.5 through 9.5.9 does not set the 'HttpOnly' attribute on authorization tokens or session cookies. If a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability also existed attackers may be able to get the cookie values via malicious JavaScript and then hijack the user session. IBM X-Force ID: 140762.

Weakness: CWE-384

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1480?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Bigfix Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1480?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1480 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-1480 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1480 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5m42-vp6v-pm82.