CVE-2020-4719 json
The IBM Cloud APM 8.1.4 server will issue a DNS request to resolve any hostname specified in the Cloud Event Management Webhook URL configu…
published 2021-03-02 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-25966
- cvss
- 4.9
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The IBM Cloud APM 8.1.4 server will issue a DNS request to resolve any hostname specified in the Cloud Event Management Webhook URL configuration definition. This could enable an authenticated user with admin authorization to create DNS query strings that are not hostnames. IBM X-Force ID: 187861.
Patch / fix
- ibm.com/support/pages/node/6417137 advisory
Exploit prediction
0.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 4.9 | CVSS:3.0/UI:N/PR:H/I:H/AV:N/A:N/S:U/C:N/AC:L/RL:O/RC:C/E:U |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| CNA | 3.0 | 4.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- IBM Cloud APM
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-706 Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/6417137
patch, vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/187861
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-4719
- NVD CVE-2020-4719
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