What is CVE-2020-4689?

CVE-2020-4689 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-10-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-4689?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium

CVE-2020-4689

IBM Security Guardium 11.2 is vulnerable to CVS Injection. A remote privileged attacker could execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of csv file contents. IBM X-ForceID: 186696.

EPSS: 0.024 (82.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Security Guardium — versions 11.2
Ibm Security_guardium — versions 11.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1236 — Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4689?: CVE-2020-4689 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-4689?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.