CVE-2020-4450

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Published Jun 5, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 34.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects. IBM X-Force ID: 181231.

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

WebSphere Application Server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`8.5`	affected	—
`9.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 34.7% (34.733% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181231
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6220294
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-689/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Websphere Application Server

Weaknesses

CWE-502

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:30 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Jun 5, 2020, 12:55 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:30 PM
Reserved: Dec 30, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:20 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 5, 2020, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:20 AM

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