CVE-2020-4243 Auth bypass in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence

Low 3.7 Published Updated

Remote attackers can hijack sessions via man-in-the-middle attacks due to improper token invalidation in IBM Identity Governance.

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-2020-4243?

CVE-2020-4243 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence, published on 5 Aug 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 Virtual Appliance could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques due to not properly invalidating session tokens. IBM X-Force ID: 175420.

Weakness: CWE-384

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4243?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Security Identity Governance and Intelligence.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4243?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4243 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-2020-4243 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4243 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c6fc-w3j5-9p2g.

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