Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities affect the IBM Spectrum Scale GUI.

Summary

Vulnerabilities exist in all levels of IBM Spectrum Scale GUI. A fix for this vulnerability is available.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-4890
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Spectrum Scale could allow a local user with a valid role to the REST API to cause a denial of service due to weak or absense of rate limiting.
CVSS Base score: 4.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190973 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2020-4891
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Spectrum Scale uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a local user er to brute force Rest API account credentials.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190974 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

For IBM Spectrum Scale V5.0.0.0 through V5.0.5.5, apply V5.0.5.6 available from FixCentral at:

https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Software%20defined%20storage&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/IBM+Spectrum+Scale&release=5.0.5&platform=All&function=all

For IBM Spectrum Scale V5.1.0 through V5.1.0.2 apply V5.1.0.3 available from FixCentral at:

https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Software%20defined%20storage&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/IBM+Spectrum+Scale&release=5.1.0&platform=All&function=all

Workarounds and Mitigations

None