Vulnerability · Published Oct 20, 2020 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2020-4749
Medium 4.3
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 1.0% (higher than 63% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 37.0% 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 does not set the secure attribute on authorization tokens or session cookies. Attackers may be able to get the cookie values by sending a http:// link to a user or by planting this link in a site the user goes to. The cookie will be sent to the insecure link and the attacker can then obtain the cookie value by snooping the traffic. IBM X-Force ID: 188518.
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-cve20204749-info-disc (188518) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF