CVE-2020-4856Network attack vector

Credential disclosure via stored Web UI scripts

Published Mar 4, 2021 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Stored cross-site scripting in affected IBM Engineering product releases allows remote authenticated users to disclose credentials through the Web UI. IBM states that the Web UI accepts and stores arbitrary JavaScript, but it does not identify the affected field, endpoint, or missing output-encoding operation. A low-privileged user must submit the payload; execution occurs within a trusted session and can alter displayed functionality or expose credentials.

CVSS severity6.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.54%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored cross-site scripting in affected IBM Engineering product releases allows remote authenticated users to disclose credentials through the Web UI. IBM states that the Web UI accepts and stores arbitrary JavaScript, but it does not identify the affected field, endpoint, or missing output-encoding operation. A low-privileged user must submit the payload; execution occurs within a trusted session and can alter displayed functionality or expose credentials.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-4856
Published
Mar 4, 2021
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next
Classifications
CWE-79
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 4, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.0.2
  2. Affected versionversion=6.0.6
  3. Affected versionversion=6.0.6.1
  4. Affected versionversion=7.0
  5. Affected versionversion=7.0.1
  6. Affected versionversion=7.0.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Nextversion=6.0.2; version=6.0.6; version=6.0.6.1; version=7.0; version=7.0.1; version=7.0.2
IBM · IBM Engineering Workflow Managementversion=6.0.2; version=6.0.6; version=6.0.6.1; version=7.0; version=7.0.1; version=7.0.2
IBM · Engineering Test Managementversion=6.0.2; version=6.0.6; version=6.0.6.1; version=7.0.0; version=7.0.1; version=7.0.2

Published CVSS scores

3.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
5.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
6.4IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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