CVE-2020-4477

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Published Jun 15, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 discloses highly sensitive information in plain text in the virgo log file which could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 181779.

Affected Products

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 Protect Plus

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`10.1.0`	affected	—
`10.1.5`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-25724	IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 discloses highly sensitive information in plain text in the virgo log file which could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 181779.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.940% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181779
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6221388

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus

Weaknesses

CWE-532

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:33 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Jun 15, 2020, 1:25 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:33 PM
Reserved: Dec 30, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:20 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 15, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:20 AM

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