CVE-2020-4891 describes an inadequate account lockout setting in IBM Spectrum Scale versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.5 and 5.1.0 through 5.1.0.2. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to brute force REST API account credentials due to the lack of sufficient lockout mechanisms. With a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 (Medium), the attack requires local access and low privileges, but successful exploitation could lead to high confidentiality impact by compromising user accounts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0.0.0, <= 5.0.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.1.0.0, <= 5.1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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