CVE-2020-4388

Description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 could be vulnerable to a denial of service attack by failing to catch exceptions in a servlet also exposing debug information could also be used in future attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 179270.

Category

8.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.20%
Vendor Advisory ibmcloud.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com
Affected: IBM Cognos Analytics
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6346922 patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179270 vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-4388?
CVE-2020-4388 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-4388?
To fix CVE-2020-4388, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-4388 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-4388 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-4388?
CVE-2020-4388 affects IBM Cognos Analytics.
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