CVE-2020-4159 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4.0 and 5.5.0 discloses sensitive information to unauthorized users which could be used to mount further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 174339.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00209.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm Subscribe	Qradar Network Security Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_network_security:5.4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_network_security:5.5.0:::::::*

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No data.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-25406	IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4.0 and 5.5.0 discloses sensitive information to unauthorized users which could be used to mount further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 174339.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174339
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6602933

History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00126}`	epss `{'score': 0.00239}`

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00107}`	epss `{'score': 0.00126}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2022-07-12T17:35:20.309661Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:47:21.254Z

Reserved: 2019-12-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-4159

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-07-12T19:15:08.203

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:32:19.420

Link: CVE-2020-4159

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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