CVE-2020-4928
IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3 could allow a local privileged attacker to upload arbitrary files. By...
IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3 could allow a local privileged attacker to upload arbitrary files. By intercepting the request and modifying the file extention, the attacker could execute arbitrary code on the server. IBM X-Force ID: 191705.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- 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 Cloud Pak System 2.3 could allow a local privileged attacker to upload arbitrary files. By intercepting the request and modifying the file extention, the attacker could execute arbitrary code on the server. IBM X-Force ID: 191705.
- Record
CVE-2020-4928- CVSS 3.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/A:H/AV:L/UI:N/AC:L/PR:H/I:H/S:U/C:H/RL:O/E:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-26175
IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3 could allow a local privileged attacker to upload arbitrary files. By intercepting the request and modifying the file extention, the attacker could execute arbitrary code on the server. IBM X-Force ID: 191705.
- Record
EUVD-2020-26175- CVSS 3.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/A:H/AV:L/UI:N/AC:L/PR:H/I:H/S:U/C:H/RL:O/E:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j684-c6q4-x85p No score
IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3 could allow a local privileged attacker to upload arbitrary files. By...
IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3 could allow a local privileged attacker to upload arbitrary files. By intercepting the request and modifying the file extention, the attacker could execute arbitrary code on the server. IBM X-Force ID: 191705.
- Record
GHSA-j684-c6q4-x85p- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3 could allow a local privileged attacker to upload arbitrary files. By intercepting the request and modifying the file extention, the attacker could execute arbitrary code on the server. IBM X-Force ID: 191705.
- Record
CVE-2020-4928- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-434
- 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-2020-4928 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Ibm Cloud Pak System, published January 4, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.