What is CVE-2020-4208?

CVE-2020-4208 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-31.

How severe is CVE-2020-4208?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus

CVE-2020-4208

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of int…

EPSS: 0.018 (75.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus — versions 10.1.0, 10.1.5
Ibm Spectrum_protect_plus

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4208?: CVE-2020-4208 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-31.
How severe is CVE-2020-4208?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.