CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-4851

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Published: Mar 16, 2021 | Modified: Mar 22, 2021
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.5 and 5.1.0 through 5.1.0.2 could allow a local user to poison log files which could impact support and development efforts. IBM X-Force ID: 190450.

Weakness

The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Spectrum_scale Ibm 5.0.0.0 (including) 5.0.5.5 (excluding)
Spectrum_scale Ibm 5.1.0.0 (including) 5.1.0.2 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References