Vulnerability · Published Dec 15, 2020 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2020-4747

High 7.4

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.0% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.0%top 18.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM Connect:Direct for UNIX 6.1.0, 6.0.0, 4.3.0, and 4.2.0 can allow a local or remote user to obtain an authenticated CLI session due to improper authentication methods. IBM X-Force ID: 188516.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX 4.2.04.3.06.0.06.1.0

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