CVE-2020-4490
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.009 · 58 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM Business Automation Workflow 18 and 19, and IBM Business Process Manager 8.0, 8.5, and 8.6 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a reverse tabnabbing flaw. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability and redirect a vitcim to a phishing site. IBM X-Force ID: 181989
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affected products (26)
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references (8)
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- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181989cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4490cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-reverse-tabnabbing-vulnerability-affects-ibm-business-automation-workflow-and-ibm-business-process-manager-bpm-cve-2020-4490/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6217550cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181989enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6217550enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181989VDB EntryVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6217550Vendor Advisorynvd
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