What is CVE-2020-5021?

CVE-2020-5021 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2020-5021?

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

Vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

CVE-2020-5021

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.6 does not invalidate session after a password reset which could allow a local user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 193657.

EPSS: 0.002 (15.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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-384 — Session Fixation

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-2020-5021?: CVE-2020-5021 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2020-5021?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.