CVE-2020-4914 IBM Cloud Pak System Software Suite session fixation
Attackers can impersonate users due to session fixation in IBM Cloud Pak System Suite, requiring a patch to invalidate sessions properly.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-4914?
CVE-2020-4914 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak System Software Suite, published on 5 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Cloud Pak System Suite 2.3.3.0 through 2.3.3.5 does not invalidate session after logout which could allow a local user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 191290.
Weakness: CWE-613
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4914?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Cloud Pak System.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4914?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4914 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-2020-4914 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4914 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2023-38273 IBM Cloud Pak System information disclosure
- CVE-2019-4521 Code injection in Cloud Pak System
- CVE-2020-4928 File upload in Cloud Pak System
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5vcx-9483-28vf.