FKIE_CVE-2020-4464

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-07-17 14:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:20
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a system with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects over the SOAP connector. IBM X-Force ID: 181489.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181489VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6250059Patch, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-878/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181489VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6250059Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-878/Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm websphere_application_server *
ibm websphere_application_server *
ibm websphere_application_server *
ibm websphere_application_server *
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