CVE-2020-4662 : Vulnerability Insights and Analysis

IBM Event Streams 10.0.0 could allow an authenticated user to perform tasks to a schema due to improper authentication validation.

Understanding CVE-2020-4662

IBM Event Streams 10.0.0 vulnerability with medium severity.

What is CVE-2020-4662?

IBM Event Streams 10.0.0 allows an authenticated user to execute tasks to a schema due to inadequate authentication validation.
IBM X-Force ID: 186233.

The Impact of CVE-2020-4662

CVSS Base Score: 6.5 (Medium Severity)
CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H
CVSS Temporal Score: 5.7 (Medium Severity)
Impact: High integrity impact, low privileges required, no confidentiality impact, and no availability impact.
Exploit Code Maturity: Unproven
Report Confidence: Confirmed

Technical Details of CVE-2020-4662

Vulnerability details and affected systems.

Vulnerability Description

The vulnerability allows an authenticated user to perform tasks to a schema due to improper authentication validation.

Affected Systems and Versions

Affected Product: Event Streams
Vendor: IBM
Affected Version: 10.0.0

Exploitation Mechanism

Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: Low
Scope: Unchanged

Mitigation and Prevention

Steps to mitigate the CVE-2020-4662 vulnerability.

Immediate Steps to Take

Ensure proper authentication mechanisms are in place.
Monitor for any unauthorized schema modifications.
Apply official fixes provided by IBM.

Long-Term Security Practices

Regularly review and update authentication protocols.
Conduct security training for users to prevent unauthorized access.
Implement access controls to limit schema modifications.

Patching and Updates

Apply official fixes and updates provided by IBM to address the vulnerability.