Vulnerability · Published Dec 24, 2020 · Assigned by jpcert
CVE-2020-5684
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Management software for NEC Storage disk array system from NEC Corporation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
iSM client versions from V5.1 prior to V12.1 running on NEC Storage Manager or NEC Storage Manager Express does not verify a server certificate properly, which allows a man-in-the-middle attacker to eavesdrop on an encrypted communication or alter the communication via a crafted certificate.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| NEC Corporation | Management software for NEC Storage disk array system | iSM client versions from V5.1 prior to V12.1 running on NEC Storage Manager or NEC Storage Manager Express |
References
- https://jpn.nec.com/security-info/secinfo/nv20-015.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN10100024/index.html x_refsource_MISC