CVE-2019-4617 Auth bypass in Cloud Automation Manager

Medium 5.9 Published 16 Mar 2020 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Attackers can hijack user sessions in IBM Cloud Automation Manager due to lack of session renewal after authentication, leading to account takeover.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-4617?

CVE-2019-4617 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Cloud Automation Manager, published on 16 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Cloud Automation Manager 3.2.1.0 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: 168645.

Weakness: CWE-384

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4617?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cloud Automation Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2019-4617?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4617 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-2019-4617 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4617 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m77c-cx52-66gq.