CVE-2020-4917 Cross-site request forgery in Cloud Pak System

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can trick authenticated users into performing unauthorized actions in IBM Cloud Pak System via cross-site request forgery.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-4917?

CVE-2020-4917 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak System, published on 4 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 191391.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4917?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cloud Pak System.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4917?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4917 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-4917 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4917 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mv6x-4xh6-87hm.

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