CVE-2020-4494 Auth bypass in Spectrum Protect Client (AIX)
Attackers can bypass authentication in IBM Spectrum Protect web interfaces to access unauthorized resources due to improper session validation.
- 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-2020-4494?
CVE-2020-4494 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Client (AIX), 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 Client 8.1.7.0 through 8.1.9.1 (Linux and Windows), 8.1.9.0 trough 8.1.9.1 (AIX) and IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management 8.1.7.0 through 8.1.9.1 (Linux), 8.1.9.0 through 8.1.9.1 (AIX) web user interfaces could allow an attacker to bypass authentication due to improper session validation which can result in access to unauthorized resources. IBM X-Force ID: 182019.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4494?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Client, Ibm Spectrum Protect for Space Management.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4494?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4494 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2020-4494 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4494 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect Client (AIX)
- CVE-2021-29672 Memory corruption in Spectrum Protect for Space Management
- CVE-2023-33832 IBM Storage Protect denial of service
- CVE-2022-22478 Information disclosure in Spectrum Protect Client
- CVE-2021-20546 Memory corruption in Spectrum Protect for Space Management
- CVE-2022-22474 Denial of service in Spectrum Protect Client
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gww9-rjpc-m25m.