CVE-2020-4648 Missing authorization in Planning Analytics
Unauthorized users can modify avatars in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2020-4648?
CVE-2020-4648 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM Planning Analytics, published on 19 Aug 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability exsists in IBM Planning Analytics 2.0 whereby avatars in Planning Analytics Workspace could be modified by other users without authorization to do so. IBM X-Force ID: 186019.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4648?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Planning Analytics.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4648?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4648 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-2020-4648 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4648 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-gxh6-67j7-vmjm.