CVE-2020-4977
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting....
CVE-2020-4977 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Ibm Engineering Lifecycle Optimization, published June 2, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.4 MediumCVSS 3.0, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.50%EPSS, 43rd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 192470.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
- ibm engineering lifecycle optimization
- ibm engineering lifecycle optimization - publishing
- ibm collaborative lifecycle management
- ibm engineering test management
- ibm engineering lifecycle management
- ibm engineering lifecycle optimization - engineering insights
- 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
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 192470.
- Record
CVE-2020-4977- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/PR:L/AV:N/I:L/A:N/UI:R/AC:L/S:C/C:L/RL:O/E:H/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-26224
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 192470.
- Record
EUVD-2020-26224- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/PR:L/AV:N/I:L/A:N/UI:R/AC:L/S:C/C:L/RL:O/E:H/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jhcg-x8v6-424pNo score
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting....
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 192470.
- Record
GHSA-jhcg-x8v6-424p- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 192470.
- Record
CVE-2020-4977- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.