CVE-2020-4905 Weak cryptography in Financial Transaction Manager

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information via SSL stripping due to weak cryptographic implementation in IBM Financial Transaction Manager.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-4905?

CVE-2020-4905 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager, published on 16 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Financial Transaction Manager for SWIFT Services for Multiplatforms 3.2.4 could allow an remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a man in the middle attack. By SSL striping, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4905?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Financial Transaction Manager for Multiplatform.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4905?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4905 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-4905 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4905 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-96qj-2mm8-v8xv.

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