CVE-2020-4461
IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.7.1 could allow an authenticated user to bypass...
IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.7.1 could allow an authenticated user to bypass security by allowing id_token claims manipulation without verification. IBM X-Force ID: 181481.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.7.1 could allow an authenticated user to bypass security by allowing id_token claims manipulation without verification. IBM X-Force ID: 181481.
- Record
CVE-2020-4461- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/C:N/AV:N/UI:N/AC:L/PR:L/A:N/I:H/S:U/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-25708
IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.7.1 could allow an authenticated user to bypass security by allowing id_token claims manipulation without verification. IBM X-Force ID: 181481.
- Record
EUVD-2020-25708- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/C:N/AV:N/UI:N/AC:L/PR:L/A:N/I:H/S:U/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q52p-r4p7-72q3 No score
IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.7.1 could allow an authenticated user to bypass...
IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.7.1 could allow an authenticated user to bypass security by allowing id_token claims manipulation without verification. IBM X-Force ID: 181481.
- Record
GHSA-q52p-r4p7-72q3- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.7.1 could allow an authenticated user to bypass security by allowing id_token claims manipulation without verification. IBM X-Force ID: 181481.
- Record
CVE-2020-4461- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - 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-2020-4461 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Ibm Security Access Manager Appliance, published May 20, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.93%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.