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CVE-2020-4462 json

IBM Sterling External Authentication Server 6.0.1, 6.0.0, 2.4.3.2, and 2.4.2 and IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.1, 6.0.0, 3.4.3, and 3.4.2 a…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-25709

cvss
8.2
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.2%
EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

IBM Sterling External Authentication Server 6.0.1, 6.0.0, 2.4.3.2, and 2.4.2 and IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.1, 6.0.0, 3.4.3, and 3.4.2 are vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 181482.

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Exploit prediction

3.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 8.2 CVSS:3.0/S:U/AC:L/I:N/A:L/C:H/UI:N/PR:N/AV:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O
NVD 3.1 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
CNA 3.0 8.2 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
NVD 2.0 6.4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • IBM Sterling Secure Proxy
  • IBM External Authentication Server
  • IBM Sterling External Authentication Server

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

Sources

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