Vulnerability · Published Jun 5, 2020 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2020-4450
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in WebSphere Application Server from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 34.7% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.0)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)34.7%top 1.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official 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 (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | WebSphere Application Server | 8.59.0 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6220294 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-websphere-cve20204450-command-exec (181231) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-689/ x_refsource_MISC