CVE-2020-4954 Auth bypass in Spectrum Protect Operations Center
Remote attackers can bypass authentication to access limited debug functions in IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center via improper session validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-4954?
CVE-2020-4954 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center, published on 15 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication restrictions, caused by improper session validation . By using the configuration panel to obtain a valid session using an attacker controlled IBM Spectrum Protect server, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and gain access to a limited number of debug functions, such as logging levels. IBM X-Force ID: 192153.
Weakness: CWE-384
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4954?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Operations Center.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4954?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4954 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-2020-4954 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4954 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pvf9-39pw-fm6f.