CVE-2020-4365

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery. By sending a...

5.3 Medium

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive data. IBM X-Force ID: 178964.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.40%Down 77.9 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.3

Record: CVE-2020-4365
CVSS 3.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/UI:N/S:U/AV:N/A:N/PR:N/C:L/AC:L/I:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-25612 5.3

Record: EUVD-2020-25612
CVSS 3.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/UI:N/S:U/AV:N/A:N/PR:N/C:L/AC:L/I:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8cw6-v85x-2m9p No score

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery. By sending a...

Record: GHSA-8cw6-v85x-2m9p
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 4.3

Record: CVE-2020-4365
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-918
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ibm websphere application server

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-4365 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published May 14, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.40%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.