CVE-2020-4340 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM Security Secret Server prior to 10.9 could allow an attacker to bypass SSL security due to improper certificate validation. IBM X-Force ID: 178180.

Published: 2020-09-23

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Security Secret Server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`10.8`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_secret_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-25587	IBM Security Secret Server prior to 10.9 could allow an attacker to bypass SSL security due to improper certificate validation. IBM X-Force ID: 178180.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00029.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/178180
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6336361

History

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

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00041}`	epss `{'score': 0.00025}`

Subscriptions

Ibm Security Secret Server

Microsoft Windows

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2020-09-23T13:45:17.061Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:26:25.781Z

Reserved: 2019-12-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-4340

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-09-23T14:15:13.650

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:32:36.513

Link: CVE-2020-4340

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-295

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