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CVE-2020-4329 (GCVE-0-2020-4329)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-04-28 13:30 – Updated: 2024-09-17 04:19
VLAI
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0 and Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 20.0.0.4 could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by improper parameter checking. This could be exploited to conduct spoofing attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 177841.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/PR:L/AV:N/C:L/A:N/AC:L/S:U/I:N/UI:N/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
CWE
  • Obtain Information
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Affected: 17.0.0.3
Affected: 20.0.0.4
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IBM WebSphere Application Server Affected: 7.0
Affected: 8.0
Affected: 8.5
Affected: 9.0
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Date Public
2020-04-27 00:00
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