Vulnerability · Published Oct 20, 2020 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2020-4748

Medium 6.1

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Spectrum Scale from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.1Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.2 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 188517.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	Spectrum Scale	5.0.05.0.5.2

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6349449 x_refsource_CONFIRM
ibm-spectrum-cve20204748-xss (188517) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF