CVE-2020-4958 Missing authorization in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
Attackers can access sensitive functionality and consume resources without authentication in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence.
- 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-2020-4958?
CVE-2020-4958 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence, published on 21 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. IBM X-Force ID: 192209.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4958?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Identity Governance and Intelligence.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4958?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4958 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2020-4958 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4958 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
- CVE-2017-1407 Command injection in Security Identity Manager
- CVE-2017-1483 Missing authorization in Security Identity Manager
- CVE-2018-1756 SQL injection in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
- CVE-2020-4246 XML external entity in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
- CVE-2020-4791 Weak cryptography in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
Sources
Also known as GHSA-55qw-34gf-q5qj.