CVE-2020-4337

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Published Sep 3, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM API Connect 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.12 could allow an attacker to launch phishing attacks by tricking the server to generate user registration emails that contain malicious URLs. IBM X-Force ID: 177933.

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

API Connect

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2018.4.1.0`	affected	—
`2018.4.1.12`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:api_connect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-25584	IBM API Connect 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.12 could allow an attacker to launch phishing attacks by tricking the server to generate user registration emails that contain malicious URLs. IBM X-Force ID: 177933.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.051% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/177933
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6324763

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Api Connect

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:01 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Sep 3, 2020, 1:55 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:01 AM
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: Sep 3, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:19 AM

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