CVE-2020-4397
IBM Verify Gateway (IVG) 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 transmits sensitive information in plain text which...
IBM Verify Gateway (IVG) 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 transmits sensitive information in plain text which could be obtained by an attacker using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 179428.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Verify Gateway (IVG) 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 transmits sensitive information in plain text which could be obtained by an attacker using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 179428.
- Record
CVE-2020-4397- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/PR:N/AV:N/A:N/AC:H/UI:N/I:N/S:C/C:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-25644
IBM Verify Gateway (IVG) 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 transmits sensitive information in plain text which could be obtained by an attacker using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 179428.
- Record
EUVD-2020-25644- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/PR:N/AV:N/A:N/AC:H/UI:N/I:N/S:C/C:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3mgr-6m8w-82f4 No score
IBM Verify Gateway (IVG) 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 transmits sensitive information in plain text which...
IBM Verify Gateway (IVG) 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 transmits sensitive information in plain text which could be obtained by an attacker using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 179428.
- Record
GHSA-3mgr-6m8w-82f4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Verify Gateway (IVG) 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 transmits sensitive information in plain text which could be obtained by an attacker using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 179428.
- Record
CVE-2020-4397- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-319
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2020-4397 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Ibm Verify Gateway (ivg), published July 22, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.65%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.