CVE-2020-4954
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a remote attacker to bypass...
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication restrictions, caused by improper session validation . By using the configuration panel to obtain a valid session using an attacker controlled IBM Spectrum Protect server, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and gain access to a limited number of debug functions, such as logging levels. IBM X-Force ID: 192153.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication restrictions, caused by improper session validation . By using the configuration panel to obtain a valid session using an attacker controlled IBM Spectrum Protect server, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and gain access to a limited number of debug functions, such as logging levels. IBM X-Force ID: 192153.
- Record
CVE-2020-4954- CVSS 3.0
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/C:L/I:L/AV:A/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/AC:H/A:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-26201
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication restrictions, caused by improper session validation . By using the configuration panel to obtain a valid session using an attacker controlled IBM Spectrum Protect server, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and gain access to a limited number of debug functions, such as logging levels. IBM X-Force ID: 192153.
- Record
EUVD-2020-26201- CVSS 3.0
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/C:L/I:L/AV:A/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/AC:H/A:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pvf9-39pw-fm6f No score
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a remote attacker to bypass...
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication restrictions, caused by improper session validation . By using the configuration panel to obtain a valid session using an attacker controlled IBM Spectrum Protect server, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and gain access to a limited number of debug functions, such as logging levels. IBM X-Force ID: 192153.
- Record
GHSA-pvf9-39pw-fm6f- Weakness
- CWE-384
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication restrictions, caused by improper session validation . By using the configuration panel to obtain a valid session using an attacker controlled IBM Spectrum Protect server, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and gain access to a limited number of debug functions, such as logging levels. IBM X-Force ID: 192153.
- Record
CVE-2020-4954- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.8 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-384
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-4954 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.2) in Ibm Spectrum Protect Operations Center, published February 15, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.59%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.