CVE-2020-4927 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A vulnerability in the Spectrum Scale 5.0.5.0 through 5.1.6.1 core component could allow unauthorized access to user data or injection of arbitrary data in the communication protocol. IBM X-Force ID: 191695.

Published: 2023-03-15

Score: 5.7 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Spectrum Scale

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.0.5.0`	affected	< 5.1.6.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-26174	A vulnerability in the Spectrum Scale 5.0.5.0 through 5.1.6.1 core component could allow unauthorized access to user data or injection of arbitrary data in the communication protocol. IBM X-Force ID: 191695.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00107.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191695
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6960571

History

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Ibm Spectrum Scale

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2023-03-15T18:11:14.873Z

Updated: 2025-02-26T20:20:18.170Z

Reserved: 2019-12-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-4927

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T08:14:59.231Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-15T19:15:24.500

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:33:26.303

Link: CVE-2020-4927

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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