PT-2020-18234 · Ibm · Ibm Spectrum Protect Operations Center

Published 2020-11-23 · Updated 2020-11-29 · CVE-2020-4771

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center versions 7.1.0.000 through 7.1.11 IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center versions 8.1.0.000 through 8.1.10

Description The issue is caused by improper authentication of a websocket endpoint, allowing a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. An attacker could exploit this by using known tools to subscribe to the websocket event stream.

Recommendations For IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center versions 7.1.0.000 through 7.1.11, update to a version that properly authenticates websocket endpoints. For IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center versions 8.1.0.000 through 8.1.10, update to a version that properly authenticates websocket endpoints. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the websocket endpoint until a patch is available.

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-4771

Affected Products

Ibm Spectrum Protect Operations Center

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4771 · Security Note
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6369101 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4771 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188993 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/16723 · Telegram Post