PT-2021-14042 · Ibm · Ibm Cloud Pak For Security

Published 2021-05-14 · Updated 2021-05-20 · CVE-2021-20564

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) versions 1.4.0.0 through 1.6.0.1

Description: The issue is caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security, allowing a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information using man-in-the-middle techniques.

Recommendations: For versions 1.4.0.0 through 1.6.0.1, enable HTTP Strict Transport Security to prevent exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive information until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-319

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-20564

Affected Products

Ibm Cloud Pak For Security

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-20564 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6453115 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199235 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20564 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/14749 · Telegram Post