CVE-2018-1480 affects IBM BigFix Platform versions 9.2.0 through 9.2.14 and 9.5 through 9.5.9. The vulnerability stems from the platform's failure to set the 'HttpOnly' attribute on authorization tokens and session cookies. This oversight, if combined with a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, could allow an attacker to steal cookie values via malicious JavaScript and hijack user sessions. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, but requires an existing XSS vulnerability to be exploitable. The potential impact is limited to confidentiality, specifically the unauthorized access to user sessions. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is there publicly available exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, indicating a low level of public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 9.2.0, <= 9.2.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bigfix_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.5, <= 9.5.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bigfix_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
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