IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication restrictions, caused by improper session validation . By using the configuration panel to obtain a valid session using an attacker controlled IBM Spectrum Protect server, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and gain access to a limited number of debug functions, such as logging levels. IBM X-Force ID: 192153.
Published 2021-02-15 15:15:13
Updated 2021-02-17 18:38:56
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Products affected by CVE-2020-4954

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-4954

0.09%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 34 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2020-4954

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.8
MEDIUM AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
6.5
4.9
NIST
4.2
MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
1.6
2.5
IBM Corporation
5.4
MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
2.8
2.5
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2020-4954

  • Authenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2020-4954

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