CVE-2020-4771 Auth bypass in Spectrum Protect Operations Center
Remote attackers can bypass authentication on a websocket endpoint to obtain sensitive information from IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center.
- 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-2020-4771?
CVE-2020-4771 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center, published on 23 Nov 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 8.1.0.000 through 8.1.10.and 7.1.0.000 through 7.1.11 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by improper authentication of a websocket endpoint. By using known tools to subscribe to the websocket event stream, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 188993.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4771?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Operations Center.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4771?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4771 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-2020-4771 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4771 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center
Sources
Also known as GHSA-92pj-cjhq-xw9c.