CVE-2020-4498 Information disclosure in MQ Appliance

Medium 4.1 Published 27 Jul 2020 Updated 17 Sep 2024

A local privileged user can obtain highly sensitive information from trace files in IBM MQ Appliance.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-4498?

CVE-2020-4498 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM MQ Appliance, published on 27 Jul 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM MQ Appliance 9.1 LTS and 9.1 CD could allow a local privileged user to obtain highly sensitve information due to inclusion of data within trace files. IBM X-Force ID: 182118.

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4498?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Mq Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4498?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4498 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-4498 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4498 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2vqj-8xcw-9566.