CVE-2020-4413Network attack vector

Sensitive-information disclosure via missing HSTS enforcement

Published Jun 24, 2020 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Transport-security failure in IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault 10.7 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information. The web interface fails to enable HTTP Strict Transport Security for browser connections, leaving transport enforcement incomplete. Exploitation requires a man-in-the-middle position and is limited to sensitive-information disclosure, with no integrity or availability impact reported.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability1.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Transport-security failure in IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault 10.7 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information. The web interface fails to enable HTTP Strict Transport Security for browser connections, leaving transport enforcement incomplete. Exploitation requires a man-in-the-middle position and is limited to sensitive-information disclosure, with no integrity or availability impact reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-4413
Published
Jun 24, 2020
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault
Classifications
CWE-862, T1557
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 24, 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=10.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Security Verify Privilege Vaultversion=10.7

Published CVSS scores

5.2IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:N/S:U/C:H/AC:H/A:N/I:N/UI:N/PR:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
5.9IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.3NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
5.9NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1557Adversary-in-the-Middle

Public exploit references

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