CVE-2020-5008Network attack vector

Information disclosure via accepted GET query parameters

Published Jun 7, 2021 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Information disclosure in affected IBM DataPower Gateway releases allows remote attackers to expose sensitive data through crafted GET requests. The management GUI accepts URL query parameters on GET requests for endpoints intended to receive client information only through POST, placing those values in request URLs. Exposure requires access to server logs, browser history, or referrer data containing such URLs and affects 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.1.0 and 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.14.

CVSS severity3.7
Low
EPSS probability0.87%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in affected IBM DataPower Gateway releases allows remote attackers to expose sensitive data through crafted GET requests. The management GUI accepts URL query parameters on GET requests for endpoints intended to receive client information only through POST, placing those values in request URLs. Exposure requires access to server logs, browser history, or referrer data containing such URLs and affects 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.1.0 and 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.14.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-5008
Published
Jun 7, 2021
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM DataPower Gateway
Classifications
CWE-922, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 7, 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=10.0.0.0
  2. Affected versionversion=10.0.1.0
  3. Affected versionversion=2018.4.1.0
  4. Affected versionversion=2018.4.1.14

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM DataPower Gatewayversion=10.0.0.0; version=10.0.1.0; version=2018.4.1.0; version=2018.4.1.14

Published CVSS scores

3.2IBMCVSS:3.0/C:L/I:N/UI:N/A:N/S:U/AC:H/PR:N/AV: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
3.7IBMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

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-922Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information
T1005Data from Local System

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