CVE-2020-4919 Auth bypass in Cloud Pak System

Medium 4.7 Published Updated

Insufficient logout controls in IBM Cloud Pak System allow authenticated privileged users to impersonate other users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-4919?

CVE-2020-4919 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak System, published on 4 Jan 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3 has insufficient logout controls which could allow an authenticated privileged user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 191395.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4919?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cloud Pak System.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4919?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4919 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-2020-4919 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4919 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q9m8-r9fr-8x4q.

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