Is CVE-2020-5021 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-5021 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-5021?

CVE-2020-5021 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-5021?

CVE-2020-5021 has an EPSS score of 0.24% (15th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5021?

Upgrade spectrum protect plus to 10.1.7 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-5021

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-384

How to fix

Remediation Available

spectrum protect plusNVD

Affected:>= 10.1.0, < 10.1.7Fixed in:10.1.7CVE-2020-5021derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

15thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 15% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

ibm.com

Vendor Advisory1

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-384 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2018-11714	Critical	9.8	37%	-	-
CVE-2018-18925	Critical	9.8	32%	-	-
CVE-2019-12258	High	7.5	23%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-17199	High	7.5	20%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-10008	High	8.8	20%	-	-
CVE-2024-50339	Medium	5.3	20%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.