Security Bulletin: IBM Security Verify Information Queue still supports older browsers that don't enforce CSRF token protections (CVE-2021-20403)

Summary

The IBM Security Verify Information Queue (ISIQ) web application protects against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks by using the SameSite cookie attribute. However, ISIQ’s web browser requirements are not current enough to ensure that this cookie attribute gets consistently used. As of v10.0.0, ISIQ has updated its minimum browser requirements to prevent older browsers from bypassing CSRF token protections.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-20403
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Security Verify Information Queue is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts.
CVSS Base score: 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196077 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Download and install the latest IBM Security Verify Information Queue images (tagged at 10.0.0 or greater) from the Docker Hub repository. The instructions for accessing and deploying the images can be found on the ISIQ starter kit page: <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-security-information-queue-starter-kit&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None