CVE-2020-4421
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.006 · 50 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.62% (50th) EPSS
CVSS 5.5 · medium
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM WebSphere Application Liberty 19.0.0.5 through 20.0.0.4 could allow an authenticated user using openidconnect to spoof another users identify. IBM X-Force ID: 180084.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
5.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
v3.15.4mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 2.5
v3.05mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lsecondary · psirt@us.ibm.com USexploitability 1.6 · impact 3.4
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weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
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affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm websphere application server19.0.0.5 → 20.0.0.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
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references (25)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/47974cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/180084cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4421cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157636/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-2054-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-WebSphere-Application-Server-Liberty-privilege-escalation-via-openidConnectServer-32183cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.1650/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.1794/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.1984/cnnvd
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