CVE-2020-4495
IBM Jazz Foundation and IBM Engineering products could allow a remote attacker to bypass security...
IBM Jazz Foundation and IBM Engineering products could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper access control. By sending a specially-crafted request to the REST API, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions, and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 182114.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Jazz Foundation and IBM Engineering products could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper access control. By sending a specially-crafted request to the REST API, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions, and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 182114.
- Record
CVE-2020-4495- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/PR:L/I:H/AC:L/A:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-25742
IBM Jazz Foundation and IBM Engineering products could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper access control. By sending a specially-crafted request to the REST API, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions, and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 182114.
- Record
EUVD-2020-25742- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/PR:L/I:H/AC:L/A:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5wv5-m844-q857
IBM Jazz Foundation and IBM Engineering products could allow a remote attacker to bypass security...
IBM Jazz Foundation and IBM Engineering products could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper access control. By sending a specially-crafted request to the REST API, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions, and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 182114.
- Record
GHSA-5wv5-m844-q857- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Jazz Foundation and IBM Engineering products could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper access control. By sending a specially-crafted request to the REST API, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions, and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 182114.
- Record
CVE-2020-4495- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- ibm collaborative lifecycle management
- ibm engineering lifecycle optimization
- ibm engineering test management
- ibm engineering lifecycle management
- ibm engineering lifecycle optimization - engineering insights
- ibm engineering lifecycle optimization - publishing
- ibm rational collaborative lifecycle management
- ibm rational doors next generation
- ibm rational engineering lifecycle manager
- ibm rational quality manager
- ibm rational rhapsody model manager
- ibm removable media manager
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-2020-4495 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Ibm Collaborative Lifecycle Management, published June 2, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.65%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.