CVE-2020-4882 Server-side request forgery in Planning Analytics

Medium 6.1 Published 22 Mar 2021 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Attackers can exploit SSRF in IBM Planning Analytics to access internal networks or local files via crafted URLs.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-4882?

CVE-2020-4882 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in IBM Planning Analytics, published on 22 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

IBM Planning Analytics 2.0 could be vulnerable to a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attack by constucting URLs from user-controlled data . This could enable attackers to make arbitrary requests to the internal network or to the local file system. IBM X-Force ID: 190852.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4882?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Planning Analytics.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4882?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4882 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-2020-4882 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4882 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fq78-33g3-p22q.