CVE-2020-4152

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Published Nov 8, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4.0 and 5.5.0 transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be obtained using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 17467.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

QRadar Network Security

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.4.0`	affected	—
`5.5.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_network_security::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_network_security::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-25399	IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4.0 and 5.5.0 transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be obtained using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 17467.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.589% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174267
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6514403

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Qradar Network Security

Weaknesses

CWE-319

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 11:10 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Nov 8, 2021, 4:50 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 11:10 PM
Reserved: Dec 30, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:19 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 8, 2021, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:19 AM

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Red Hat No data

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