Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
IBM Cloud Pak for Security 1.3.0.1 may fail to end a user session after logout. If a previous session remains usable, sensitive information from that session could be exposed. The cited severity is medium, focused on confidentiality rather than system takeover.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate priority for environments using IBM Cloud Pak for Security 1.3.0.1, especially where shared workstations, privileged users, or sensitive investigation data are present. Patch planning should follow IBM guidance.
Technical view
The issue is improper session invalidation after logout in IBM Cloud Pak for Security 1.3.0.1. The CVSS 3.0 score is 5.3, with low attack complexity, no user interaction, unchanged scope, low confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact reported.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to IBM Cloud Pak for Security deployments running version 1.3.0.1. The supplied sources do not identify other affected versions, components, or deployment configurations.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The issue requires a usable prior session context and is described as sensitive information exposure, not remote code execution.
Researcher notes
Do not expand scope beyond CP4S 1.3.0.1 based on the supplied evidence. The CVE describes session persistence after logout and confidentiality impact only. No CWE, exploit evidence, or detailed fix instructions are included in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any IBM Cloud Pak for Security 1.3.0.1 deployments.
- Review IBM’s support guidance for the official fix or upgrade path.
- Prioritize logout and session-management controls in compensating monitoring.
- Invalidate active sessions after applying vendor remediation, if supported.
Validation and detection
- Confirm deployed IBM Cloud Pak for Security version numbers.
- Check IBM advisory and X-Force entry for remediation status.
- Verify logout invalidates the prior authenticated session.
- Review logs for suspicious post-logout session reuse.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/AV:N/PR:N/I:N/AC:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
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CVSS:3.0/A:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/AV:N/PR:N/I:N/AC:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/AV:N/PR:N/I:N/AC:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ibm-cp4s-cve20204696-session-fixation (186789)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6372528CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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