CVE-2020-4249 Missing authorization in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
Authenticated users can access highly sensitive information belonging to other users due to incorrect authorization checks in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-4249?
CVE-2020-4249 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence, published on 28 May 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 could disclose highly sensitive information to other authenticated users on the sytem due to incorrect authorization. IBM X-Force ID: 175485.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4249?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Identity Governance and Intelligence.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4249?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4249 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2020-4249 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4249 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
- CVE-2017-1407 Command injection in Security Identity Manager
- CVE-2017-1483 Missing authorization in Security Identity Manager
- CVE-2018-1756 SQL injection in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
- CVE-2020-4958 Missing authorization in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
- CVE-2020-4246 XML external entity in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
Sources
Also known as GHSA-664w-mjf4-8rpc.