CVE-2020-4954: ibm spectrum_protect_operations_center Session Fixation

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-4954 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Session Fixation vulnerability in ibm spectrum_protect_operations_center. EPSS estimates a 0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 15-02-2021
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication restrictions, caused by improper session validation . By using the configuration panel to obtain a valid session using an attacker controlled IBM Spectrum Protect server, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and gain access to a limited number of debug functions, such as logging levels. IBM X-Force ID: 192153.

• CWE-384Session FixationAuthenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions.