CVE-2020-4205
IBM DataPower Gateway 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.8 could allow an authenticated user to bypass...
IBM DataPower Gateway 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.8 could allow an authenticated user to bypass security restrictions, and continue to access the server even after authentication certificates have been revolked. IBM X-Force ID: 174961.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM DataPower Gateway 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.8 could allow an authenticated user to bypass security restrictions, and continue to access the server even after authentication certificates have been revolked. IBM X-Force ID: 174961.
- Record
CVE-2020-4205- CVSS 3.0
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/S:U/PR:L/AC:H/AV:N/A:L/I:L/C:L/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-25452
IBM DataPower Gateway 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.8 could allow an authenticated user to bypass security restrictions, and continue to access the server even after authentication certificates have been revolked. IBM X-Force ID: 174961.
- Record
EUVD-2020-25452- CVSS 3.0
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/S:U/PR:L/AC:H/AV:N/A:L/I:L/C:L/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xcrr-2639-rr7x No score
IBM DataPower Gateway 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.8 could allow an authenticated user to bypass...
IBM DataPower Gateway 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.8 could allow an authenticated user to bypass security restrictions, and continue to access the server even after authentication certificates have been revolked. IBM X-Force ID: 174961.
- Record
GHSA-xcrr-2639-rr7x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM DataPower Gateway 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.8 could allow an authenticated user to bypass security restrictions, and continue to access the server even after authentication certificates have been revolked. IBM X-Force ID: 174961.
- Record
CVE-2020-4205- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.0
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-4205 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Ibm Datapower Gateway, published March 19, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.