What is CVE-2020-4918?

CVE-2020-4918 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak System, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-01-04.

How severe is CVE-2020-4918?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in IBM Cloud Pak System

CVE-2020-4918

IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3 could allow l local privileged user to disclose sensitive information due to an insecure direct object reference in sell service console for the Platform System Manager. IBM X-Force ID: 191392.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.003 (21.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Cloud Pak System — versions 2.3
Ibm Cloud_pak_system

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

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-2020-4918?: CVE-2020-4918 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak System, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-01-04.
How severe is CVE-2020-4918?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.