CVE-2020-4589 : IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote att

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects from untrusted sources. IBM X-Force ID: 184585.

Published 2020-08-13 12:15:25

Updated 2022-05-03 13:00:50

Source IBM Corporation

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Execute code

Products affected by CVE-2020-4589

IBM » Websphere Application Server
Versions from including (>=) 8.5.0.0 and up to, including, (<=) 8.5.5.17
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
IBM » Websphere Application Server
Versions from including (>=) 9.0.0.0 and up to, including, (<=) 9.0.5.4
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
IBM » Websphere Application Server
Versions from including (>=) 7.0.0.0 and up to, including, (<=) 7.0.0.45
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
IBM » Websphere Application Server
Versions from including (>=) 8.0.0.0 and up to, including, (<=) 8.0.0.15
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Threat overview for CVE-2020-4589

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2020-4589

Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 9080

IPs affected by CVE-2020-4589 609

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-4589

EPSS FAQ

6.77%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 90 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2020-4589

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
10.0	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	10.0	10.0	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete
8.1	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	2.2	5.9	IBM Corporation
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: High Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High
9.8	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	3.9	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2020-4589

CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2020-4589

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184585

IBM WebSphere Application Server code execution CVE-2020-4589 Vulnerability Report
VDB Entry;Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6258333

Security Bulletin: WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2020-4589)
Vendor Advisory