CVE-2020-4882Network attack vector

Internal resource access via user-controlled URL construction

Published Mar 22, 2021 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Server-side request forgery in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace 2.0 allows remote attackers to access internal-network or local-file resources. The Workspace component constructs request URLs directly from user-controlled data, permitting arbitrary destinations reachable by the server. Exploitation requires user interaction and can disclose or alter reachable resources, while the published assessment reports no service interruption.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.71%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Server-side request forgery in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace 2.0 allows remote attackers to access internal-network or local-file resources. The Workspace component constructs request URLs directly from user-controlled data, permitting arbitrary destinations reachable by the server. Exploitation requires user interaction and can disclose or alter reachable resources, while the published assessment reports no service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-4882
Published
Mar 22, 2021
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Planning Analytics
Classifications
CWE-918, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 22, 2021CVE 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=2.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Planning Analyticsversion=2.0

Published CVSS scores

5.8NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
6.1IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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