Session Fixation in IBM DevOps Automation

Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in IBM DevOps Automation 1.0.1 and IBM DevOps Loop 1.0.2 where the system does not invalidate session IDs after they expire.

Because of this, an authenticated user could potentially reuse an expired session ID to impersonate another user on the system.

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Detection Guidance

There are no specific detection methods or commands provided to identify this vulnerability on your network or system.

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Impact Analysis

The vulnerability could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user, potentially gaining unauthorized access to that user's privileges and data.

This could lead to unauthorized actions being performed on the system under the guise of the impersonated user.

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Compliance Impact

The vulnerability allows an authenticated user to impersonate another user due to insufficient session expiration, which can lead to unauthorized access to protected resources. This poses a high impact on confidentiality and integrity of data.

Such unauthorized access and potential data exposure could negatively affect compliance with common standards and regulations like GDPR and HIPAA, which require strict controls on user authentication, session management, and protection of sensitive data.

Organizations using affected IBM DevOps products should assess the impact of this vulnerability on their compliance posture and apply the recommended update to remediate the issue.

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Mitigation Strategies

IBM recommends updating IBM DevOps Loop to version 1.0.3 to remediate the vulnerability.

No workarounds or other mitigations are provided.

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