CVE-2020-4897Network attack vector

Sensitive information disclosure via detailed browser errors

Published Jan 7, 2021 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

Information disclosure in Emptoris Contract Management and Spend Analysis 10.1.0, 10.1.1, and 10.1.3 allows remote attackers to read sensitive data. Browser-facing error handling returns detailed technical error messages containing information that should remain internal. No authentication or user interaction is required, but IBM has not published the triggering request or the specific data elements exposed.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability1.58%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Emptoris Contract Management and Spend Analysis 10.1.0, 10.1.1, and 10.1.3 allows remote attackers to read sensitive data. Browser-facing error handling returns detailed technical error messages containing information that should remain internal. No authentication or user interaction is required, but IBM has not published the triggering request or the specific data elements exposed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-4897
Published
Jan 7, 2021
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Emptoris Spend Analysis
Classifications
CWE-209, T1595.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 7, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.1.0
  2. Affected versionversion=10.1.1
  3. Affected versionversion=10.1.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Emptoris Spend Analysisversion=10.1.0; version=10.1.1; version=10.1.3
IBM · IBM Emptoris Contract Managementversion=10.1.0; version=10.1.1; version=10.1.3

Published CVSS scores

5.3IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.6IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
5.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
5.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-209Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
T1595.002Vulnerability Scanning

Public exploit references

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