CVE-2020-4446 Missing authorization in Business Automation Workflow
Remote attackers can bypass security restrictions in IBM Business Process Manager and Automation Workflow due to insufficient authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-4446?
CVE-2020-4446 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Business Automation Workflow, published on 6 May 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Business Process Manager 8.0, 8.5, and 8.6 and IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0 and 19.0 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to perform insufficient authorization checks. IBM X-Force ID: 181126.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4446?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Business Automation Workflow, Ibm Business Process Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4446?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4446 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2020-4446 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4446 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2019-4424 XML external entity in Business Automation Workflow
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- CVE-2021-29834 Cross-site scripting in Business Automation Workflow
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qf8r-xr22-fxr5.