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CVE-2020-4497

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus information disclosure

Published: Dec 14, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-319
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 69.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.12 discloses sensitive information due to unencrypted data being used in the communication flow between Spectrum Protect Plus vSnap and its agents. An attacker could obtain information using main in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 182106.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:CC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-319

Affected Products

spectrum protect plusibm
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Spectrum Protect PlusIBM
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
ibmcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka international business machines

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Credential Access
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References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182106
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6847627
ibm.com

Timeline

Published
Dec 14, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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