CVE-2020-4516
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM Business Process Manager 8.5, 8.6 and IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0, 19.0, and 20.0 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This 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. IBM X-Force ID: 182371.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.5–5.4
weaknesses
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affected products (22)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm business automation workflow= 18.0.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm business automation workflow= 18.0.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm business automation workflow= 18.0.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm business automation workflow= 19.0.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm business automation workflow= 19.0.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm business automation workflow= 19.0.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm business automation workflow= 19.0.0.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm business automation workflow= 20.0.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/48974cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182371cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4516cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-affects-ibm-business-automation-workflow-and-ibm-business-process-manager-bpm-cve-2020-4516/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6326901cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182371enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6326901enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182371VDB EntryVendor Advisorynvd
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