CVE-2020-4783: Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

Status: Analyzed - Last modified: 21-07-2021 Published: 23-11-2020

CVE-2020-4783
Vulnerability Scoring

5.9
/10

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: HIGH IMPACT
  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Privileges Required: None
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • User Interaction: NONE

CIA Impact Definition

  • Confidentiality: HIGH IMPACT
  • Integrity:
  • Availability:

CVE-2020-4783 Vulnerability Summary

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.6 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 189214.

Access Complexity Graph for CVE-2020-4783

Impact Analysis for CVE-2020-4783

CVE-2020-4783: Detailed Information and External References

EPSS

0.00238

EPSS %

0.61952

References

0.00238

CWE

CWE-862

CAPEC

0.00238

  • Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws: An adversary leverages a firmware weakness within the Thunderbolt protocol, on a computing device to manipulate Thunderbolt controller firmware in order to exploit vulnerabilities in the implementation of authorization and verification schemes within Thunderbolt protection mechanisms. Upon gaining physical access to a target device, the adversary conducts high-level firmware manipulation of the victim Thunderbolt controller SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) flash, through the use of a SPI Programing device and an external Thunderbolt device, typically as the target device is booting up. If successful, this allows the adversary to modify memory, subvert authentication mechanisms, spoof identities and content, and extract data and memory from the target device. Currently 7 major vulnerabilities exist within Thunderbolt protocol with 9 attack vectors as noted in the Execution Flow.

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.1.142:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.1.142:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.2.209:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.2.209:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.2.219:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.2.219:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.2.247:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.2.247:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.2.271:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.2.271:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.2.303:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.2.303:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.2.350:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.2.350:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.3.236:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.3.236:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.3.286:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.3.286:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.4.145:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.4.145:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.4.179:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.4.179:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.4.222:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.4.222:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.4.254:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.4.254:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.4.277:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.4.277:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.5.2130:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.5.2130:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.5.2153:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.5.2153:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.5.2181:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.5.2181:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.5.2199:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.5.2199:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS3 Source

nvd@nist.gov

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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