CVE-2020-4180 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM Security Guardium 11.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 174735.

Published: 2020-06-03

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 3.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Security Guardium

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`11.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03013.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174735
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6218960

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Security Guardium

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2020-06-03T14:30:20.477Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T16:33:37.117Z

Reserved: 2019-12-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-4180

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-06-03T15:15:12.103

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:19:36.967

Link: CVE-2020-4180

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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