What is CVE-2020-4854?

CVE-2020-4854 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-11-23.

How severe is CVE-2020-4854?

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

Vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus

CVE-2020-4854

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 thorugh 10.1.6 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: 0.024 (82.2th 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, 10.1.6
Ibm Spectrum_protect_plus
Linux Linux_kernel

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)
psirt@us.ibm.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4854?: CVE-2020-4854 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-11-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-4854?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.