High severity · published Oct 12, 2020
CVE-2020-4779
A HTTP Verb Tampering vulnerability may impact IBM Curam Social Program Management 7.0.9 and 7.0.10
8.1
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A HTTP Verb Tampering vulnerability may impact IBM Curam Social Program Management 7.0.9 and 7.0.10. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 189156.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CS
Curam SPM · IBM
7.0.9; 7.0.10 · source: vendor
CS
Curam Social Program Management · Ibm
7.0.9.0; 7.0.10.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4779
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-4779
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/189157
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6346579
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