What is CVE-2020-4981?

CVE-2020-4981 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2021-04-27.

How severe is CVE-2020-4981?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.

Improper input validation in IBM Spectrum Scale

CVE-2020-4981

IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.4.1 through 5.1.0.3 could allow a local privileged user to overwrite files due to improper input validation. IBM X-Force ID: 192541.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.002 (13.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Spectrum Scale — versions 5.0.4.1, 5.1.0.3
Ibm Spectrum_scale

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

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-2020-4981?: CVE-2020-4981 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2021-04-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-4981?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.