PT-2021-12214 · Ibm · Ibm Spectrum Scale

Published 2021-03-16 · Updated 2022-07-12 · CVE-2020-4890

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Spectrum Scale versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.5 IBM Spectrum Scale versions 5.1.0 through 5.1.0.2

Description The issue allows a local user with a valid role to the REST API to cause a denial of service due to weak or absence of rate limiting.

Recommendations For IBM Spectrum Scale versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.5, consider implementing rate limiting on the REST API to prevent denial of service attacks. For IBM Spectrum Scale versions 5.1.0 through 5.1.0.2, consider implementing rate limiting on the REST API to prevent denial of service attacks.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-4890

Affected Products

Ibm Spectrum Scale

References · 5

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190973 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4890 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4890 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6430147 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/24947 · Telegram Post