CVE-2020-4199 Cross-site request forgery in Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus

Medium 4.3 Published 18 Mar 2020 Updated 17 Sep 2024

An attacker can trick users into performing unauthorized actions in IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus via cross-site request forgery.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-4199?

CVE-2020-4199 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus, published on 18 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus 8.1.0 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: 174910.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4199?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Tivoli Netcool\/Omnibus.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4199?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4199 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-4199 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4199 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mqfv-m9fv-vv27.