PT-2020-18050 · Ibm · Ibm Verify Gateway

Chris Shepherd + 8 · Published 2020-07-22 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-4400

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Verify Gateway (IVG) versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.1

Description The issue is related to an inadequate account lockout setting, which could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials.

Recommendations For versions 1.0.0 and 1.0.1, consider implementing a more robust account lockout policy to prevent brute force attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-307

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-4400

Affected Products

Ibm Verify Gateway

References · 4

• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6251279 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4400 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4400 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179478 · Vendor Advisory