VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-4589
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects from untrusted sources.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 8.46%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.46%). 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 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects from untrusted sources. IBM X-Force ID: 184585.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.46% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Affected
- ibm/websphere application server
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184585VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6258333Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184585VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6258333Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.