What is CVE-2020-4916?

CVE-2020-4916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2021-01-04.

How severe is CVE-2020-4916?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Cloud Pak System

CVE-2020-4916

IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 191390.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (47.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Cloud Pak System — versions 2.3
Ibm Cloud_pak_system

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

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-2020-4916?: CVE-2020-4916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2021-01-04.
How severe is CVE-2020-4916?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.