CVE-2020-4881 Information disclosure in Planning Analytics

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information from IBM Planning Analytics due to missing SSL/TLS hostname verification.

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-2020-4881?

CVE-2020-4881 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Planning Analytics, published on 19 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Planning Analytics 2.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the lack of server hostname verification for SSL/TLS communication. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 190851.

Weakness: CWE-346

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4881?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Planning Analytics.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4881?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4881 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-4881 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4881 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mvq5-g7h7-8rg5.

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