What is CVE-2020-4196?

CVE-2020-4196 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Netcool/omnibus, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-03-03.

How severe is CVE-2020-4196?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Tivoli Netcool/omnibus

CVE-2020-4196

IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus_GUI 8.1.0 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: 174907.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (43.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Tivoli Netcool/omnibus — versions 8.1.0
Ibm Tivoli_netcool\/omnibus — versions 8.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4196?: CVE-2020-4196 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Netcool/omnibus, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-03-03.
How severe is CVE-2020-4196?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.