CVE-2020-4771
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.016 · 75 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 8.1.0.000 through 8.1.10.and 7.1.0.000 through 7.1.11 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by improper authentication of a websocket endpoint. By using known tools to subscribe to the websocket event stream, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 188993.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (6)
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- ibm spectrum protect operations center7.1.0.000 → 7.1.11nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_operations_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm spectrum protect operations center8.1.0.000 → 8.1.10nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_operations_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188993cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4771cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-Spectrum-Protect-Operations-Center-information-disclosure-via-Websocket-33963cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-improper-authentication-of-websocket-endpoint-in-ibm-spectrum-protect-operations-center-2/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-improper-authentication-of-websocket-endpoint-in-ibm-spectrum-protect-operations-center/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6369101cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188993enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6369101enisa_euvd
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