What is CVE-2020-4345?

CVE-2020-4345 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM I, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2020-05-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-4345?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

SQL Injection in IBM I

CVE-2020-4345

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4 users running complex SQL statements under a specific set of circumstances may allow a local user to obtain sensitive information that they should not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 178318.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2020-05-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM I — versions 7.2, 7.3, 7.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6208661 (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/178318 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4345?: CVE-2020-4345 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM I, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2020-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-4345?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.