Security Bulletin: Authentication mechanism vulnerability affects IBM Connect:Direct for UNIX (CVE-2020-4747)

Summary

IBM Connect:Direct for UNIX can allow a local or remote user to obtain an authenticated CLI session due to improper authentication methods.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-4747
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Connect:Direct for UNIX can allow a local or remote user to obtain an authenticated CLI session due to improper authentication methods.
CVSS Base score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188516 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

V.R.M.F

| APAR| Remediation
—|—|—
6.1.0| IT35189| Apply 6.1.0.2.iFix006, available in cumulative iFix008 on Fix Central
6.0.0| IT35189| Apply 6.0.0.2.iFix073, available in cumulative iFix074 on Fix Central
4.3.0| IT35189| Apply 4.3.0.1.iFix069, available Fix Central
4.2.0| IT35189| Apply 4.2.0.5.iFix048, available on Fix Central

Workarounds and Mitigations

None