# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/I:H/C:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/A:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jan 2021
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-55qw-34gf-q5qj

## 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 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4958?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1407/): Command injection in Security Identity Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-1483](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1483/): Missing authorization in Security Identity Manager (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2018-1756](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1756/): SQL injection in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-4246](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4246/): XML external entity in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2020-4791](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4791/): Weak cryptography in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-4958 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4958 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4958/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4958/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-4958
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4958
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4958

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