CVE-2020-4974 Server-side request forgery in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization

Medium 6.3 Published 28 Jul 2021 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Authenticated attackers can exploit SSRF in IBM Jazz Foundation to send unauthorized requests, enabling network enumeration and facilitating further attacks.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-4974?

CVE-2020-4974 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Ibm Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management, published on 28 Jul 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Jazz Foundation products are vulnerable to server side request forgery (SSRF). This may allow an authenticated attacker to send unauthorized requests from the system, potentially leading to network enumeration or facilitating other attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 192434.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4974?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Ibm Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Engineering Insights, Ibm Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant On-Premises, Ibm Engineering Test Management, Ibm Engineering Workflow Management, Ibm Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management, Ibm Rational Doors Next Generation and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4974?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4974 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-2020-4974 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4974 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8xmv-482h-9xqg.