CVE-2021-29785: Security Bulletin: IBM® Security SOAR could be vulnerable to a downgrade attack because of missing Strict-Transport-Security headers for some endpoints (CVE-2021-29785).

Summary

IBM® Security SOAR, is missing Strict-Transport-Security headers for some endpoints that help prevent HTTPS downgrade attacks. This is addressed by upgrading IBM Security SOAR to the latest build of v43.1.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-29785
DESCRIPTION: IBM Resilient could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/203169 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)

Version(s)

IBM® Security SOAR

IBM Security SOAR

Remediation/Fixes

Users must upgrade to the latest version of v43.1 of IBM Security SOAR in order to obtain a fix for this vulnerability.

You can upgrade the platform by following the instructions in the "Upgrading the Platform" section of the Virtual Appliance Installation Guide for virtual appliance installation or Software Installation Guide for standalone installation (as appropriate).

The links to the upgrade instructions are below:

The files can be downloaded from IBM Fix Central by the following link:

• IBM® Security SOAR v43.1.49

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

References

Off

Acknowledgement

John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Nathan Roane, Vince Dragnea, Troy Fisher, Gabor Minyo and Elaheh Samani from IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team.

Change History

19 Jan 2022: Initial Publication

*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 Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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