CVE-2020-4462 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability affecting IBM Sterling External Authentication Server and IBM Sterling Secure Proxy. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.2) allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to expose sensitive information or cause a denial of service by consuming memory resources. While the vulnerability is critical, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_external_authentication_server:2.4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_external_authentication_server:2.4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_external_authentication_server:6.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_external_authentication_server:6.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:3.4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
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