VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-4362
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 traditional is vulnerable to a privilege escalation vulnerability when using token-based authentication in an admin request over the SOAP connector.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.44%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 traditional is vulnerable to a privilege escalation vulnerability when using token-based authentication in an admin request over the SOAP connector. IBM X-Force ID: 178929.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.44% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/websphere application server
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/178929VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6174417Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/178929VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6174417Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.