CVE-2020-4471 Missing authorization in Spectrum Protect Plus

Medium 4.8 Published 15 Jun 2020 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can cause denial of service or hijack DNS sessions in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus via crafted HTTP commands.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-4471?

CVE-2020-4471 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, published on 15 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service or hijack DNS sessions by send a specially crafted HTTP command to the remote server. IBM X-Force ID: 181726.

Weakness: CWE-306

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4471?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4471?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4471 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-2020-4471 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4471 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m6hc-4f95-rgqf.