What is CVE-2020-4843?

CVE-2020-4843 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Secret Server, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-12-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-4843?

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

Vulnerability in IBM Security Secret Server

CVE-2020-4843

IBM Security Secret Server 10.6 stores potentially sensitive information in config files that could be read by an authenticated user. IBM X-Force ID: 190048.

EPSS: 0.005 (39.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Ibm Security Secret Server — versions 10.6
Ibm Security_secret_server — versions 10.6
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

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-2020-4843?: CVE-2020-4843 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Secret Server, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-12-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-4843?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.