CVE-2020-4603 Privilege escalation in Security Guardium Insights

Low 3.3 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit excessive privileges in IBM Security Guardium Insights to escalate their access rights beyond intended limits.

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-2020-4603?

CVE-2020-4603 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Insights, published on 27 Aug 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Security Guardium Insights 2.0.1 performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. IBM X-Force ID: 184880.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4603?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Security Guardium Insights.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4603?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4603 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-4603 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4603 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6qqm-2mv6-g769.

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