# CVE-2020-5014: Server-side request forgery in DataPower Gateway

> A local attacker with administrative privileges can execute arbitrary code on IBM DataPower Gateway via a server-side request forgery attack.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.0/C:H/A:H/AV:L/S:U/I:H/AC:L/UI:N/PR:H/RC:C/E:U/RL:O`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Mar 2021
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pmxx-phjp-rphc

## What is CVE-2020-5014?

CVE-2020-5014 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Ibm Datapower Gateway, published on 8 Mar 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM DataPower Gateway V10 and V2018 could allow a local attacker with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary code on the system using a server-side requesr forgery attack. IBM X-Force ID: 193247.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5014?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Datapower Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-5014?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5014 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-5014 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5014 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- A POC for IBM Datapower Authenticated Redis RCE Exploit abusing the Test Message Function (CVE-2020-5014) (github_poc): https://github.com/copethomas/datapower-redis-rce-exploit

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Datapower Gateway

- [CVE-2026-14269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14269/): IBM DataPower Gateway Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-14502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14502/): IBM DataPower Gateway Improper Authentication (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-14991](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14991/): IBM DataPower Gateway Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-14992](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14992/): IBM DataPower Gateway Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-15762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-15762/): IBM DataPower Gateway Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-5014 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-5014 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Ibm Datapower Gateway, published on 8 Mar 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5014 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Datapower Gateway. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5014/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5014/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5014
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5014
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5014

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