{"id":"CVE-2020-4316","aliases":["EUVD-2020-25563","GHSA-7hpv-rcx2-vjx9"],"status":"published","title":"IBM Publishing Engine 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, and 7.0 does not set the secure attribute on authorization...","description":"IBM Publishing Engine 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, and 7.0 does not set the secure attribute on authorization tokens or session cookies. Attackers may be able to get the cookie values by sending a http:// link to a user or by planting this link in a site the user goes to. The cookie will be sent to the insecure link and the attacker can then obtain the cookie value by snooping the traffic. IBM X-Force ID: 177354.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":4.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/C:L/A:N/AC:L/S:U/I:N/AV:N/UI:R/PR:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.01172,"percentile":0.6772,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"published":"2020-07-16T15:05:35Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:19:49Z","products":[{"vendor":"ibm","product":"engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_publishing"},{"vendor":"ibm","product":"rational publishing engine"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6249131","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/177354","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred","VDB Entry","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4316"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7hpv-rcx2-vjx9"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-4316","description":"IBM Publishing Engine 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, and 7.0 does not set the secure attribute on authorization tokens or session cookies. Attackers may be able to get the cookie values by sending a http:// link to a user or by planting this link in a site the user goes to. The cookie will be sent to the insecure link and the attacker can then obtain the cookie value by snooping the traffic. IBM X-Force ID: 177354.","status":"published","published":"2020-07-16T15:05:35.295Z","modified":"2024-09-16T22:20:40.889Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":4.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/C:L/A:N/AC:L/S:U/I:N/AV:N/UI:R/PR:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:55.797746Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-25563","description":"IBM Publishing Engine 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, and 7.0 does not set the secure attribute on authorization tokens or session cookies. Attackers may be able to get the cookie values by sending a http:// link to a user or by planting this link in a site the user goes to. The cookie will be sent to the insecure link and the attacker can then obtain the cookie value by snooping the traffic. IBM X-Force ID: 177354.","status":"published","published":"2020-07-16T15:05:35Z","modified":"2024-09-16T22:20:40Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":4.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/C:L/A:N/AC:L/S:U/I:N/AV:N/UI:R/PR:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:55:03.975609Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-7hpv-rcx2-vjx9","title":"IBM Publishing Engine 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, and 7.0 does not set the secure attribute on authorization...","description":"IBM Publishing Engine 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, and 7.0 does not set the secure attribute on authorization tokens or session cookies. Attackers may be able to get the cookie values by sending a http:// link to a user or by planting this link in a site the user goes to. The cookie will be sent to the insecure link and the attacker can then obtain the cookie value by snooping the traffic. IBM X-Force ID: 177354.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T17:23:48Z","modified":"2025-03-25T15:31:09Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":4.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:00:25.909155Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2020-4316","description":"IBM Publishing Engine 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, and 7.0 does not set the secure attribute on authorization tokens or session cookies. Attackers may be able to get the cookie values by sending a http:// link to a user or by planting this link in a site the user goes to. The cookie will be sent to the insecure link and the attacker can then obtain the cookie value by snooping the traffic. IBM X-Force ID: 177354.","status":"published","published":"2020-07-16T15:15:27.987Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:19:49.17Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":4.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"3.0","score":4.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"2.0","score":4.3,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:10.086163Z"}]}}