CVE-2020-4197

Information disclosure via locally stored web pages

Published Mar 3, 2020 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Information disclosure in IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Web GUI 8.1.0 allows physically proximate attackers to read locally stored web pages. The Web GUI permits viewed pages to remain in browser storage without preventing another local system user from reading them. Exploitation requires access to the same client system and exposes only content retained from a prior Web GUI session.

CVSS severity2.4
Low
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Web GUI 8.1.0 allows physically proximate attackers to read locally stored web pages. The Web GUI permits viewed pages to remain in browser storage without preventing another local system user from reading them. Exploitation requires access to the same client system and exposes only content retained from a prior Web GUI session.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-4197
Published
Mar 3, 2020
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
Classifications
CWE-922, T1005
Attack vector
physical
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 3, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorphysical
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbusversion=8.1.0

Published CVSS scores

2.4NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
2.1NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
2.1IBMCVSS:3.0/AC:L/C:L/A:N/PR:N/UI:N/I:N/AV:P/S:U/E:U/RC:C/RL:O

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorphysical
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-922Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information
T1005Data from Local System

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