Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in IBM Cloud Pak System - CVE-2020-4912
Published: January 5, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49266
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-4912
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote authenticated attacker can capture the user request URL and escalate privileges.
Affected software
IBM Cloud Pak System
How to mitigate CVE-2020-4912
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM Cloud Pak System - update to 2.3.3.3