CVE-2020-4471 json
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service or hijack DNS sessions…
published 2020-06-15 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-25718
- cvss
- 4.8
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.7%
- EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service or hijack DNS sessions by send a specially crafted HTTP command to the remote server. IBM X-Force ID: 181726.
Patch / fix
- ibm.com/support/pages/node/6221358 advisory
Exploit prediction
2.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/PR:N/AC:H/C:N/UI:N/S:U/A:L/I:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| CNA | 3.0 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/6221358
patch, vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/181726
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
tenable.com
/security/research/tra-2020-37
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-4471
- NVD CVE-2020-4471
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