# CVE-2020-4197: Information disclosure in Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus

> Local attackers can read cached web pages from IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus_GUI, potentially exposing sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Low 2.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AC:L/C:L/A:N/PR:N/UI:N/I:N/AV:P/S:U/E:U/RC:C/RL:O`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Mar 2020
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fqgj-5pph-hqh3

## What is CVE-2020-4197?

CVE-2020-4197 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus, published on 3 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus_GUI 8.1.0 allows web pages to be stored locally which can be read by another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 174908.

Weakness: CWE-922 (Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4197?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Tivoli Netcool\/Omnibus.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-4197?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4197 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-4197 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus

- [CVE-2011-1343](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1343/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-4196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4196/): Cross-site scripting in Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2020-4198](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4198/): Cross-site scripting in Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2020-4199](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4199/): Cross-site request forgery in Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2014-3032](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3032/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-4197 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-4197 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus, published on 3 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4197/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4197/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-4197
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4197
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4197

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