IBM Verify Directory 10.0.010.0.4, 11.0.0: CSRF (Missing SameSite)
CVE-2026-8640 Published on November 8, 2026
IBM Verify Directory is affected by multiple vulnerabilities
IBM Security Verify Directory 10.0.0 through 10.0.4 and IBM Verify Directory 11.0.0 does not set the SameSite attribute on session cookies, making it vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can cause authenticated users' browsers to send unauthorized requests to the application.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-8640 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Session Riding Vulnerability?
The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. When a web server is designed to receive a request from a client without any mechanism for verifying that it was intentionally sent, then it might be possible for an attacker to trick a client into making an unintentional request to the web server which will be treated as an authentic request. This can be done via a URL, image load, XMLHttpRequest, etc. and can result in exposure of data or unintended code execution.
CVE-2026-8640 has been classified to as a Session Riding vulnerability or weakness.
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