Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus should disable the use of TLS Version 1.1 protocols as this could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-4783
DESCRIPTION: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/189214 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus | 10.1.0-10.1.6 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | APAR | Link to Fix |
10.1 | 10.1.7 | Linux | IT33626 | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6330495 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
20 November 2020: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
20 November 2020
UID
ibm16368601