What is CVE-2020-4841?

CVE-2020-4841 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Secret Server, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2020-12-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-4841?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Ibm Security Secret Server

CVE-2020-4841

IBM Security Secret Server 10.6 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 190045.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.012 (64.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Security Secret Server — versions 10.6
Ibm Security_secret_server — versions 10.6
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

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-2020-4841?: CVE-2020-4841 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Secret Server, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2020-12-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-4841?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.