What is CVE-2019-4617?

CVE-2019-4617 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Automation Manager, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2020-03-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-4617?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Cloud Automation Manager

CVE-2019-4617

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.

EPSS: 0.003 (23.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Cloud Automation Manager — versions 3.2.1.0
Ibm Cloud_automation_manager — versions 3.2.1.0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-384 — Session Fixation

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-4617?: CVE-2019-4617 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Automation Manager, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2020-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-4617?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.