Vulnerability · Published Feb 15, 2021 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2020-4955
High 8.0
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Spectrum Protect Operations Center 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 53% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)8.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper parameter validation. By creating an unspecified servlet request with specially crafted input parameters, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load a malicious .dll with elevated privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 192155.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Spectrum Protect Operations Center | 8.17.18.1.10.1007.1.12 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6404966 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-spectrum-cve20204955-code-exec (192155) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF