CVE-2020-4811 Code injection in Cloud Pak for Security
A privileged user can inject malicious data via crafted HTTP requests due to improper input validation in IBM Cloud Pak for Security.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-4811?
CVE-2020-4811 is a low-severity code injection vulnerability in Ibm Cloud Pak for Security, published on 14 May 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) 1.4.0.0, 1.5.0.0, 1.5.0.1, 1.6.0.0, and 1.6.0.1 could allow a privileged user to inject inject malicious data using a specially crafted HTTP request due to improper input validation.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4811?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Cloud Pak for Security.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4811?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4811 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2020-4811 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4811 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Cloud Pak for Security
- CVE-2025-25022 IBM QRadar Suite Software and IBM Cloud Pak for Security information disclosure
- CVE-2021-29696 Command injection in Cloud Pak for Security
- CVE-2025-25021 IBM QRadar Suite Software and IBM Cloud Pak for Security code injection
- CVE-2023-47726 IBM QRadar Suite improper input validation
- CVE-2022-38385 Missing authorization in Cloud Pak for Security
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h9g2-m48g-9g25.