CVE-2020-4891: IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.5 and 5.1.0 through 5.1.0.2 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a local user er to brute force…

PriorityP423medium5.5CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAN

EPSS

0.24%

15.1th percentile

IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.5 and 5.1.0 through 5.1.0.2 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a local user er to brute force Rest API account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 190974.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
ibm	spectrum_scale	—	—
ibm	spectrum_scale	—	—
ibm	spectrum_scale	—	—
ibm	spectrum_scale	—	—
ibm	spectrum_scale	5.0.0.0 – 5.0.5.5	—
ibm	spectrum_scale	5.1.0.0 – 5.1.0.2	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvdv3.06.2MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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