CVE-2020-4794

IBM Automation Workstream Services 19.0.3, 20.0.1, 20.0.2, IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0, 19.0, and 20.0 and IBM Business Process Manager 8.6 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information or cuase a denial of service due to iimproper authorization checking. IBM X-Force ID: 189445.

Published: 2020-12-21 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-4794 is rated Low Risk (28.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-4794

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.06% -0.83%
2 2022-04-01 4.50% 0.89% -3.61%
3 2022-02-04 — 4.50% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-4794

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 2.8 2.5 [email protected]
5.4 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 2.8 2.5 [email protected]
5.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-4794

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-4794

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm automation_workstream_services 19.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:automation_workstream_services:19.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm automation_workstream_services 20.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:automation_workstream_services:20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm automation_workstream_services 20.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:automation_workstream_services:20.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.0.1.0:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.0.1.0:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.0.1.1:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.0.1.1:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.0.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.0.1.2:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.0.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.0.1.2:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.0.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.0.1.3:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.0.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.0.1.3:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.0.1:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.0.1:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.0.2:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.0.2:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.5.0:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.5.0:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.6.0:-:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.6.0:-:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.6.1:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.6.1:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.6.2:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.6.2:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.7.0:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.7.0:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.7.0:cf201606:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.7.0:cf201606:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.7.0:cf201609:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.7.0:cf201609:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.7.0:cf201612:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.7.0:cf201612:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.7.0:cf201703:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.7.0:cf201703:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.7.0:cf201706:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.5.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.7.0:cf201706:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.6:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm business_process_manager 8.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.6:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 18.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:18.0.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 18.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:18.0.0.1:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 18.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:18.0.0.2:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 19.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:19.0.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 19.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:19.0.0.1:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 19.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:19.0.0.2:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 19.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:19.0.0.3:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 20.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:20.0.0.0:*:*:*:docker:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 20.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:20.0.0.1:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 20.0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:20.0.2.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-4794

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