CVE-2020-4580
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.016 · 76 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM DataPower Gateway 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.12 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by sending a specially crafted a JSON request with invalid characters. IBM X-Force ID: 184439.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (3)
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references (11)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/50473cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184439cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4580cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-DataPower-Gateway-three-vulnerabilities-34173cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-denial-of-service-in-ibm-datapower-gateway-cve-2020-4580/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-mq-appliance-is-affected-by-denial-of-service-vulnerabilities-cve-2020-5481-cve-2020-4580-cve-2020-4579/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6334705cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184439enisa_euvd
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