CVE-2019-4552: Medium severity IBM ISAM vulnerability

Published Oct 8, 2020
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Updated

IBM Security Access Manager 9.0.7 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.0 are vulnerable to HTTP response splitting attacks. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using specially-crafted URL to cause the server to return a split response, once the URL is clicked. This would allow the attacker to perform further attacks, such as Web cache poisoning, cross-site scripting, and possibly obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 165960.

Other sources

IBM Security Access Manager Appliance is vulnerable to HTTP response splitting attacks. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using specially-crafted URL to cause the server to return a split response, once the URL is clicked. This would allow the attacker to perform further attacks, such as Web cache poisoning, cross-site scripting, and possibly obtain sensitive information.

IBM

Affected Software

4 affected components
IBM ISAM<=9.0.7
IBM Security Verify Access<=10.0.0
IBM Security Access Manager>=9.0.7.0<9.0.7.2
IBM Security Verify Access>=10.0.0<10.0.0.1

Event History

Oct 8, 2020
CVE Published
via IBM·12:00 AM
Oct 15, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:40 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:40 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2019-4552.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-4552?

The severity of CVE-2019-4552 is medium with a severity value of 6.1.

3

Which products are affected by CVE-2019-4552?

IBM Security Access Manager 9.0.7 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.0 are affected by CVE-2019-4552.

4

What is the risk posed by CVE-2019-4552?

CVE-2019-4552 poses the risk of HTTP response splitting attacks.

5

How can CVE-2019-4552 be exploited?

CVE-2019-4552 can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially-crafted URL to cause the server to return a split response.

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