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CVE-2020-4471: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial o...

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service or hijack DNS sessions by send a specially crafted HTTP command to the remote server. IBM X-Force ID: 181726.

MediumCVSS 4.8Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

CVE-2020-4471 affects IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5. An unauthenticated network attacker could send a specially crafted HTTP command that may disrupt service or hijack DNS sessions. Business impact is primarily availability and operational integrity for backup and recovery infrastructure.

Executive priority

Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or broadly reachable backup systems. The rating is moderate, but backup infrastructure is operationally sensitive, and disruption during an incident could materially affect recovery capability.

Technical view

The CVSS 3.0 vector is AV:N/PR:N/AC:H/UI:N with low integrity and availability impact, score 4.8. Sources describe unauthenticated remote HTTP input affecting IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. No CWE is supplied, and the provided sources do not include exploit mechanics.

Likely exposure

Exposure is likely limited to organizations running IBM Spectrum Protect Plus versions 10.1.0 through 10.1.5, especially where the relevant HTTP service is reachable from untrusted networks.

Exploitation context

The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited active exploitation. CVSS exploit maturity is unproven, and attack complexity is high. Treat as a remotely reachable risk, but not as confirmed exploitation.

Researcher notes

Evidence supports affected product, versions, network attack surface, and impact categories. The source bundle does not provide root-cause detail, CWE, exploit procedure, or explicit fixed version, so validation should stay advisory-driven.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory IBM Spectrum Protect Plus deployments and versions.
  • Review IBM advisory node 6221358 for vendor-approved remediation.
  • Apply IBM-recommended updates or fixes where applicable.
  • Restrict untrusted network access to the management HTTP service.
  • Monitor backup-service availability and DNS-related anomalies.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether any deployed version is 10.1.0 through 10.1.5.
  • Check whether the affected HTTP service is externally or broadly reachable.
  • Verify remediation status against IBM and X-Force advisory details.
  • Review logs for unusual HTTP requests and DNS session behavior.
  • Confirm backup and recovery workflows remain operational after remediation.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
5

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
4.8 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/PR:N/AC:H/C:N/UI:N/S:U/A:L/I:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
4Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
4.8CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/PR:N/AC:H/C:N/UI:N/S:U/A:L/I:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O2.22.5Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

4.8Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2020-4471Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/PR:N/AC:H/C:N/UI:N/S:U/A:L/I:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
IBMSpectrum Protect Plus10.1.0, 10.1.5Listed
Weakness

CWE details

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