Security Bulletin: IBM Security Verify Information Queue does not sufficiently safeguard session IDs from session fixation attacks (CVE-2021-20411)

Vulnerability Details

Basic Information

Title Security Bulletin: IBM Security Verify Information Queue does not sufficiently safeguard session IDs from session fixation attacks (CVE-2021-20411)
Type ibm
Published 2025-04-28T20:41:23
Last Seen 2025-04-29T02:56:46
CVSS Score 8.1 (HIGH)

CVSS v3 Details

Attack Vector ADJACENT
Attack Complexity LOW
Privileges Required NONE
User Interaction NONE
Scope UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact HIGH
Integrity Impact HIGH
Availability Impact NONE

CVE Information

CVE IDs CVE-2021-20411
CWE
Bulletin Family software

Description

## Summary

The web server in IBM Security Verify Information Queue (ISIQ) does not always update the session identifier when a new user logs in. This could allow a session fixation attack in which a previously used session identifier gets commandeered by an impersonator. As of v10.0.0, ISIQ now consistently generates a new session identifier for each login to prevent a session fixation attack.

## Vulnerability Details

**CVEID:**CVE-2021-20411
**DESCRIPTION:** IBM Security Verify Information Queue could allow a user to impersonate another user on the system due to incorrectly updating the session identifier.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196191 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N)

## Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) | Version(s)
—|—
IBM Security Verify Information Queue | 1.0.6, 1.0.7

## 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

## Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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Impact Assessment

Base Score 8.1
Severity HIGH

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