CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-4747

Improper Authentication

Published: Dec 15, 2020 | Modified: Dec 17, 2020
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM Connect:Direct for UNIX 6.1.0, 6.0.0, 4.3.0, and 4.2.0 can allow a local or remote user to obtain an authenticated CLI session due to improper authentication methods. IBM X-Force ID: 188516.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Connect:direct Ibm 4.2.0 (including) 4.2.0 (including)
Connect:direct Ibm 4.3.0 (including) 4.3.0 (including)
Connect:direct Ibm 6.0.0 (including) 6.0.0 (including)
Connect:direct Ibm 6.1.0 (including) 6.1.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

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