What is CVE-2020-4983?

CVE-2020-4983 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Lsf, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-01-20.

How severe is CVE-2020-4983?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in IBM Spectrum Lsf

CVE-2020-4983

IBM Spectrum LSF 10.1 and IBM Spectrum LSF Suite 10.2 could allow a user on the local network who has privileges to submit LSF jobs to execute arbitrary commands. IBM X-Force ID: 192586.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.004 (35.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Spectrum Lsf — versions 10.1
Ibm Spectrum_lsf — versions 10.1
Ibm Spectrum Lsf Suite — versions 10.2
Ibm Spectrum_lsf_suite — versions 10.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4983?: CVE-2020-4983 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Lsf, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-01-20.
How severe is CVE-2020-4983?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.