Cross-site scripting in IBM Business Process Manager and IBM Business Automation Workflow - CVE-2020-4698
Published: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109014
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-4698
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. The vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Affected software
IBM Business Process Manager
IBM Business Automation Workflow
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
IBM Business Automation Workflow
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
How to mitigate CVE-2020-4698
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..
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