CVE-2020-4957Network attack vector

Unauthenticated information disclosure via URL parameters

Published May 17, 2022 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Information disclosure in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 allows remote attackers to read sensitive data via Bulk Data Load requests. The Bulk Data Load module includes sensitive values in URL parameters instead of keeping them out of request URLs, where they can be exposed. No authentication or user interaction is required, and IBM has not disclosed which data fields are exposed or how the URLs become visible.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.90%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 allows remote attackers to read sensitive data via Bulk Data Load requests. The Bulk Data Load module includes sensitive values in URL parameters instead of keeping them out of request URLs, where they can be exposed. No authentication or user interaction is required, and IBM has not disclosed which data fields are exposed or how the URLs become visible.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-4957
Published
May 17, 2022
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
Classifications
CWE-200
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 17, 2022CVE 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=5.2.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligenceversion=5.2.6

Published CVSS scores

5.0NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
5.3NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
5.3IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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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-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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