CVE-2020-4378 Missing authorization in Spectrum Scale
Privileged authenticated users can perform unauthorized actions via HTTP POST in IBM Spectrum Scale, requiring patching to prevent privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-4378?
CVE-2020-4378 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Scale, published on 27 May 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.0.0 through 5.0.4.4 could allow a privileged authenticated user to perform unauthorized actions using a specially crated HTTP POST command. IBM X-Force ID: 179157.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4378?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Spectrum Scale.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4378?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4378 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-2020-4378 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4378 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Spectrum Scale
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x8xv-v8v3-jc5h.