What is CVE-2020-4992?

CVE-2020-4992 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Datapower Gateway, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-08-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-4992?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

CSRF in IBM Datapower Gateway

CVE-2020-4992

IBM DataPower Gateway 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.16 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 192737.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2021-08-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.3th percentile), scored 2026-11-04.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Datapower Gateway — versions 2018.4.1.0, 2018.4.1.16
IBM Datapower Gateway

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6481679 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192737 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4992?: CVE-2020-4992 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Datapower Gateway, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-08-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-4992?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.