CVE-2020-4494

HIGH

IBM Spectrum Protect Client/for Space Management 8.1.7.0-8.1.9.1 Authentication Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.7.0 through 8.1.9.1 (Linux and Windows), 8.1.9.0 trough 8.1.9.1 (AIX) and IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management 8.1.7.0 through 8.1.9.1 (Linux), 8.1.9.0 through 8.1.9.1 (AIX) web user interfaces could allow an attacker to bypass authentication due to improper session validation which can result in access to unauthorized resources. IBM X-Force ID: 182019.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6221448
VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182019

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0223
EPSS Percentile 80.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (2)
ibm/spectrum_protect_client 8.1.7.0 - 8.1.9.1
ibm/spectrum_protect_for_space_management 8.1.7.0 - 8.1.9.1
Published Jun 15, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026