Security Bulletin: IBM Sterling Control Center is affected by a vulnerability in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Browser. (CVE-2013-0529)

Abstract

IBM Sterling Control Center installation includes the IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Browser product. The Sterling Connect:Direct Browser is vulnerable to inadvertent and insecure disclosure to unauthorized parties.

Content

VULNERABILITY DETAILS:

DESCRIPTION:
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Browser does not set the secure attribute when it creates a session cookie. The secure attribute is used to ensure that cookies (with the attribute set) can only be sent over an encrypted channel to reduce the likelihood of eavesdropping attacks.

CVE ID: CVE-2013-0529

CVSS Base Score: 1.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82611 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS:
IBM Sterling Control Center 5.4 through 5.4.0.1
IBM Sterling Control Center 5.3 through 5.3.0.3
IBM Sterling Control Center 5.2 through 5.2.0.8

REMEDIATION:

The recommended solution is to upgrade to the current release as soon as practical. Please see below for information about the fixes available.

| 5.3.0.4| IC90477| IBM Sterling Control Center 5.3.0.4 available on Fix Central

| 5.2.0.9| IC90477| Control Center 5.2.09 available on IWM

Workaround(s): None.

Mitigation(s): None. **REFERENCES: **
· Complete CVSS Guide
· On-line Calculator V2_ _
· CVE-2013-0529__ __
· https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82611

RELATED INFORMATION:
_IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal _
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

CHANGE HISTORY
11 June 2013 Original Copy Published

_*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Flash. _

_Note: _According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an “industry open standard designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and priority of response.” IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.

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