Vulnerability · Published Dec 21, 2020 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2020-4840

High 7.4

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Security Secret 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 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.4High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM Security Secret Server 10.6 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 190044.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	Security Secret Server	10.6

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6336251 x_refsource_CONFIRM
ibm-sss-cve20204840-open-redirect (190044) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF