What is CVE-2020-4987?

CVE-2020-4987 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Flashsystem 900, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-05-04.

How severe is CVE-2020-4987?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Flashsystem 900

CVE-2020-4987

The IBM FlashSystem 900 user management GUI is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting in code versions 1.5.2.8 and prior and 1.6.1.2 and prior. 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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (40.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Flashsystem 900 — versions 1.6.1.2, 1.5.2.8
Ibm Flashsystem_900
Ibm Flashsystem_900_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

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-2020-4987?: CVE-2020-4987 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Flashsystem 900, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-05-04.
How severe is CVE-2020-4987?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.