Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus uses insecure communication between the application and server which could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-4565
DESCRIPTION: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information due to insecure communications being used between the application and server.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183935 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Spectrum Protect Plus | 10.1.0-10.1.5 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Spectrum Protect Plus Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix |
| 10.1 | 10.1.6 | Linux | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/5693313 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
25 June 2020: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
04 August 2020
UID
ibm16238920