CVE-2020-4790 Denial of service in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
A user can cause a denial of service in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence by supplying an improperly validated URL.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-4790?
CVE-2020-4790 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence, published on 9 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 could allow a user to cause a denial of service due to improperly validating a supplied URL, rendering the application unusuable. IBM X-Force ID: 189375.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4790?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Identity Governance and Intelligence.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4790?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4790 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-4790 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4790 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
- CVE-2017-1407 Command injection in Security Identity Manager
- CVE-2017-1483 Missing authorization in Security Identity Manager
- CVE-2018-1756 SQL injection in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
- CVE-2020-4958 Missing authorization in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
- CVE-2020-4246 XML external entity in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c54w-4pvq-9rmg.