CVE-2020-4365 Server-side request forgery in WebSphere Application Server

What is CVE-2020-4365?

CVE-2020-4365 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 14 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive data. IBM X-Force ID: 178964.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4365?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Websphere Application Server.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4365?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4365 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2020-4365 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4365 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Application Server

• CVE-2015-1920 Code injection in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2013-0462 Other in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2011-1377 Security feature bypass in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2010-3186 Other in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2009-1899 Information disclosure in n/a Critical 10.0

All Ibm Websphere Application Server vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-8cw6-v85x-2m9p.