CVE-2020-5021

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Published Jan 8, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

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	—
`10.1.6`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

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

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-26268	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.246% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/193657
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6398754

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus

Linux Linux Kernel

Weaknesses

CWE-384

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:43 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Jan 8, 2021, 7:10 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:43 PM
Reserved: Dec 30, 2019, 12:00 AM

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

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 8, 2021, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:20 AM

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