Security Bulletin
Summary
Security bypass vulnerability in PostgreSQL versions used by IBM Connect:Direct Web Service. IBM Connect:Direct Web Services has addressed the applicable CVEs.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-1720
DESCRIPTION: PostgreSQL could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper authorization validation by the ALTER … DEPENDS ON EXTENSION sub-commands. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to drop any function, procedure, materialized view, index, or trigger under certain conditions.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/176286 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| Sterling Connect Direct Web Services | 1.0 |
| IBM Connect:Direct Web Services | 6.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
Apply 6.1.0.5, available on Fix Central
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
05 May 2021: 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:
11 May 2021
Initial Publish date:
05 May 2021
UID
ibm16451537