What is CVE-2020-4340?

CVE-2020-4340 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Secret Server, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-09-23.

How severe is CVE-2020-4340?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Secret Server

CVE-2020-4340

IBM Security Secret Server prior to 10.9 could allow an attacker to bypass SSL security due to improper certificate validation. IBM X-Force ID: 178180.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.007 (48.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Security Secret Server — versions 10.8
Ibm Security_secret_server
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4340?: CVE-2020-4340 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Secret Server, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-4340?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.