What is CVE-2020-4183?

CVE-2020-4183 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-06-04.

How severe is CVE-2020-4183?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Security Guardium

CVE-2020-4183

IBM Security Guardium 11.1 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 174739.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2020-06-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 52.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium — versions 11.1
IBM Security Guardium — versions 11.1
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6220126 (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174739 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4183?: CVE-2020-4183 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2020-4183?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.