CVE-2020-4495
IBM Jazz Foundation and IBM Engineering products could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper access control.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM Jazz Foundation and IBM Engineering products could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper access control. By sending a specially-crafted request to the REST API, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions, and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 182114.
- 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
- 2.65% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/collaborative lifecycle management · ibm/engineering lifecycle management · ibm/engineering lifecycle optimization - engineering insights · ibm/engineering lifecycle optimization - publishing · ibm/engineering test management · ibm/rational doors next generation · ibm/rational engineering lifecycle manager · ibm/rational quality manager · ibm/removable media manager
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 2.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182114VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6457739Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182114VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6457739Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.