First published: Mon Sep 18 2017(Updated: )
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Manager 5.1, 6.0, and 7.0 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that can cause cross-site scripting attacks, web cache poisoning, or other unspecified impacts via unknown vectors.
Credit: psirt@us.ibm.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
IBM Security Identity Manager | =5.1.0 | |
IBM Security Identity Manager | =5.1.0.3 | |
IBM Security Identity Manager | =5.1.0.4 | |
IBM Security Identity Manager | =5.1.0.5 | |
IBM Security Identity Manager | =5.1.0.6 | |
IBM Security Identity Manager | =5.1.0.7 | |
IBM Security Identity Manager | =5.1.0.8 | |
IBM Security Identity Manager | =5.1.0.9 | |
IBM Security Identity Manager | =5.1.0.10 | |
IBM Security Identity Manager | =5.1.0.11 | |
IBM Security Identity Manager | =5.1.0.12 | |
IBM Security Identity Manager | =5.1.0.13 | |
IBM Security Identity Manager | =5.1.0.14 | |
IBM Security Identity Manager | =5.1.0.15 | |
IBM Security Identity Manager | =6.0.0.0 | |
IBM Security Identity Manager | =6.0.0.1 | |
IBM Security Identity Manager | =6.0.0.2 | |
IBM Security Identity Manager | =6.0.0.3 | |
IBM Security Identity Manager | =6.0.0.4 | |
IBM Security Identity Manager | =7.0.0.0 |
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CVE-2014-6106 is considered a medium to high severity vulnerability due to its potential for exploitation via cross-site request forgery.
To fix CVE-2014-6106, update your IBM Security Identity Manager to the latest patched version available from IBM.
CVE-2014-6106 affects IBM Security Identity Manager versions 5.1, 6.0, and 7.0.
Exploitation of CVE-2014-6106 can lead to user authentication hijacking, cross-site scripting attacks, and web cache poisoning.
While updating is recommended, implementing additional CSRF protections like anti-CSRF tokens can serve as a temporary workaround for CVE-2014-6106.