Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty affects IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client web user interface, IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management, and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments

2021-01-2918:29:02

www.ibm.com

ibm websphere application server

ibm spectrum protect

backup-archive client

space management

virtual environments

cve-2020-4329

vulnerability

ibm x-force

spoofing

data protection

vmware

hyper-v

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

32.8%

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Summary

A vulnerability IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information. This vulnerability may affect the IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client web user interface, IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management, and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments. UPDATED 1/29/2021: Added 7.1 fix for IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-4329
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0 and Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 20.0.0.4 could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by improper parameter checking. This could be exploited to conduct spoofing attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 177841.
CVSS Base score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/177841 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive web user interface	8.1.7.0-8.1.10.0 (Linux and Windows)
8.1.9.0-8.1.10.0 (AIX)
IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management	8.1.7.0-8.1.10.0 (Linux)
8.1.9.0-8.1.10.0 (AIX)
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware