Improper authentication in IBM Watson Speech to Text, Text to Speech



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-4421
CWE-ID CWE-287
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Watson Speech to Text, Text to Speech
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Authentication

EUVDB-ID: #VU80905

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-4421

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in when processing authentication requests. A remote user can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Watson Speech to Text, Text to Speech: before 1.1.2

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6238086


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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