What is CVE-2021-20480?

CVE-2021-20480 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hp Hp-Ux, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-04-08.

How severe is CVE-2021-20480?

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

SSRF in Hp Hp-Ux

CVE-2021-20480

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery (SSRF). By sending a specially crafted request, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive data. IBM X-Force ID: 197502.

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.013 (67.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Hp Hp-ux
Ibm Aix
Ibm I
Ibm Websphere Application Server — versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5
Ibm Websphere_application_server
Ibm Z\/os
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows
Oracle Solaris

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

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-2021-20480?: CVE-2021-20480 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hp Hp-Ux, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-20480?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.