What is CVE-2020-5020?

CVE-2020-5020 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, classified under Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames (Clickjacking). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2020-5020?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

CVE-2020-5020

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.6 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 193656.

EPSS: 0.009 (55.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus — versions 10.1.0, 10.1.6
Ibm Spectrum_protect_plus
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1021 — Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames (Clickjacking)

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-2020-5020?: CVE-2020-5020 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, classified under Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames (Clickjacking). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2020-5020?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.