VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-4891

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.27%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-03-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.5 and 5.1.0 through 5.1.0.2 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a local user er to brute force Rest API account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 190974.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Primary references