CVE-2020-4821 (GCVE-0-2020-4821)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-16 16:50 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:11
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Summary
IBM InfoSphere Data Replication 11.4 and IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture for z/OS 10.2.1, under certain configurations, could allow a user to bypass authentication mechanisms using an empty password string. IBM X-Force ID: 189834
Severity ?
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AC:H/A:N/C:H/S:U/AV:N/PR:N/UI:N/I:N/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
CWE
  • Bypass Security
Assigner
ibm
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Vendor Product Version
IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture for z/OS Affected: 10.2.1
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