CVE-2020-4590
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.012 · 69 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 20.0.0.9 running oauth-2.0 or openidConnectServer-1.0 server features is vulnerable to a denial of service attack conducted by an authenticated client. IBM X-Force ID: 184650.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (3)
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- ibm websphere application server17.0.0.3 → 20.0.0.9nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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sources
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references (26)
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- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184650cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4590cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-WebSphere-Application-Server-Liberty-denial-of-service-via-oauth-openidConnectServer-33352cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.3182/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-denial-of-service-vulnerability-in-websphere-application-server-liberty-cve-2020-4590/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cloud-private-is-vulnerable-to-a-websphere-application-server-liberty-vulnerability-cve-2020-4590/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cloud-transformation-advisor-is-affected-by-a-vulnerability-in-websphere-application-server-liberty-cve-2020-4590/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-has-announced-a-release-for-ibm-security-identity-governance-and-intelligence-in-response-to-a-security-vulnerability-cve-2020-4590-2/cnnvd
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