# CVE-2020-4670: Missing authorization in Planning Analytics Local

> Remote attackers can access the Redis server without authentication due to missing password protection, leading to unauthorized data access.

- **Severity:** High 7.4 (`CVSS:3.0/PR:N/AC:H/S:U/AV:N/UI:N/C:H/A:N/I:H/RC:C/E:U/RL:O`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 May 2021
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-868g-rq8g-xcxg

## What is CVE-2020-4670?

CVE-2020-4670 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM Planning Analytics Local, published on 17 May 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Planning Analytics Local 2.0 connects to a Redis server. The Redis server, an in-memory data structure store, running on the remote host is not protected by password authentication. A remote attacker can exploit this to gain unauthorized access to the server. IBM X-Force ID: 186401.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4670?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Planning Analytics Cloud, Ibm Planning Analytics Local.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-4670?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4670 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-4670 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4670 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Planning Analytics Local

- [CVE-2020-4669](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4669/): Missing authorization in Planning Analytics Local (high 7.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-4670 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-4670 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM Planning Analytics Local, published on 17 May 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4670 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Planning Analytics Local. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4670/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4670/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-4670
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4670
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4670

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4670/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.