ESA-2015-177: RSA SecurID(r) Web Agent Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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ESA-2015-177: RSA SecurID® Web Agent Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

EMC Identifier: ESA-2015-177

CVE Identifier: CVE-2015-6851

Severity Rating: 6.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N)

Affected Products: 
   -   RSA SecurID® Web Agent versions prior to 8.0.
 
Summary:  
RSA SecurID Web Agent contains a patch that is designed to fix a Authentication 
bypass vulnerability that may potentially be exploited by malicious users to 
compromise the confidentiality and integrity of the affected system. 

Details: 
RSA SecurID Web Agent could be affected by Authentication bypass vulnerability. 
 In versions prior to 8.0, when the browser window was idle for more than a 
configured amount of time, the session was not terminated instead a privacy 
screen (pop-up for re-authentication) was rendered. A malicious user, with 
local or physical access to the end user system, would be able to dismiss the 
privacy screen using DOM Inspector tool and continue using Web Agent without 
re-authentication.
 
Recommendation: 
The following RSA SecurID Web Agent release contains resolution to this 
vulnerability:
   -   RSA SecurID Web Agent version 8.0

RSA recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity. 


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Severity Rating:
For an explanation of Severity Ratings, refer to the Knowledge Base Article, 
?Security Advisories Severity Rating? at 
https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com/scolcms/knowledge.aspx?solution=a46604. RSA 
recommends all customers take into account both the base score and any relevant 
temporal and environmental scores which may impact the potential severity 
associated with particular security vulnerability.

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http://www.rsa.com.

Getting Support and Service:
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Customer Support center with any additional questions regarding this RSA 
SecurCare Note. For contact telephone numbers or e-mail addresses, log on to 
RSA SecurCare Online at https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com, click Help & 
Contact, and then click the Contact Us - Phone tab or the Contact Us - Email 
tab.

General Customer Support Information:
http://www.emc.com/support/rsa/index.htm

RSA SecurCare Online:
https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com

EOPS Policy:
RSA has a defined End of Primary Support policy associated with all major 
versions. Please refer to the link below for additional details. 
http://www.emc.com/support/rsa/eops/index.htm

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