What is CVE-2020-4246?

CVE-2020-4246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Identity Governance And Intelligence, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-05-28.

How severe is CVE-2020-4246?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

XXE in Ibm Security Identity Governance And Intelligence

CVE-2020-4246

IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.014 (69.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Ibm Security Identity Governance And Intelligence — versions 5.2.6
Ibm Security_identity_governance_and_intelligence — versions 5.2.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

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-2020-4246?: CVE-2020-4246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Identity Governance And Intelligence, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-05-28.
How severe is CVE-2020-4246?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.