CVE-2020-4896

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Published Jan 7, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM Emptoris Sourcing 10.1.0, 10.1.1, and 10.1.3 is vulnerable to web cache poisoning, caused by improper input validation by modifying HTTP request headers. IBM X-Force ID: 190987.

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

Emptoris Sourcing

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`10.1.0`	affected	—
`10.1.1`	affected	—
`10.1.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:emptoris_sourcing::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:emptoris_sourcing::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:emptoris_sourcing::::::::

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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-2020-26143	IBM Emptoris Sourcing 10.1.0, 10.1.1, and 10.1.3 is vulnerable to web cache poisoning, caused by improper input validation by modifying HTTP request headers. IBM X-Force ID: 190987.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.822% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190987
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6398284

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Emptoris Sourcing

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 4:18 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Jan 7, 2021, 5:40 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 4:18 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: Jan 7, 2021, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:20 AM

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