7.5
HIGH
CVE-2020-4449
IBM WebSphere Application Server Deserialization Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects. IBM X-Force ID: 181230.

INFO

Published Date :

June 5, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 21, 2021, 11:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-4449 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-4449 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm websphere_application_server
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-4449.

URL Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181230 VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6220296 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-690/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Compiled dataset of Java deserialization CVEs

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Updated: 6 months, 1 week ago
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Born at : July 22, 2020, 1:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 308 different CVEs too.

https://github.com/GrrrDog/Java-Deserialization-Cheat-Sheet

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
49 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 2, 2019, 9:15 p.m. This repo has been linked 158 different CVEs too.

The cheat sheet about Java Deserialization vulnerabilities

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Updated: 3 days, 12 hours ago
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Born at : Feb. 23, 2016, 10:28 p.m. This repo has been linked 168 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-4449 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-4449 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-200 CWE-502
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181230 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181230 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6220296 No Types Assigned https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6220296 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-690/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-690/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE NIST CWE-200
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0.0 up to (including) 7.0.0.45 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.0.0 up to (including) 8.0.0.15 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.5.0.0 up to (including) 8.5.5.17 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0.0.0 up to (including) 9.0.5.4
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 05, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects. IBM X-Force ID: 181230. IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects. IBM X-Force ID: 181230.
    Added Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-690/ [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.34 }} 0.68%

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0.89746

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