CVE-2020-4316 Information disclosure in Rational Publishing Engine
Attackers can steal session cookies via insecure HTTP links, potentially leading to account takeover in IBM Publishing Engine.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-4316?
CVE-2020-4316 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Rational Publishing Engine, published on 16 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM Publishing Engine 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, and 7.0 does not set the secure attribute on authorization tokens or session cookies. Attackers may be able to get the cookie values by sending a http:// link to a user or by planting this link in a site the user goes to. The cookie will be sent to the insecure link and the attacker can then obtain the cookie value by snooping the traffic. IBM X-Force ID: 177354.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4316?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4316?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4316 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-4316 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4316 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Rational Publishing Engine
- CVE-2021-39019 Information disclosure in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing
- CVE-2021-39017 File upload in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing
- CVE-2021-39015 Cross-site scripting in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing
- CVE-2021-39028 Cross-site scripting in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing
- CVE-2019-4431 Cross-site scripting in Rational Publishing Engine
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7hpv-rcx2-vjx9.