What is CVE-2020-5002?

CVE-2020-5002 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-03-10.

How severe is CVE-2020-5002?

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

Improper input validation in IBM Financial Transaction Manager

CVE-2020-5002

IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.2.0 through 3.2.10 could allow an authenticated user to perform unauthorized actions due to improper validation. IBM X-Force ID: 192954.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2023-03-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Financial Transaction Manager — versions 3.2.0
IBM Financial Transaction Manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6958504 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192954 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5002?: CVE-2020-5002 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-5002?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.