CVE-2020-4977

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.

Published: 2021-06-02 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-4977 is rated Low Risk (35.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.19%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-4977

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 2025-06-13 0.31% 0.19% -0.12%
2 2025-03-30 0.46% 0.31% -0.14%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.46% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-4977

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:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N 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:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.3 2.7 [email protected]
5.4 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N 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:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.3 2.7 [email protected]
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-4977

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-4977

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm collaborative_lifecycle_management 6.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:collaborative_lifecycle_management:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm collaborative_lifecycle_management 6.0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:collaborative_lifecycle_management:6.0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm engineering_lifecycle_management 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_management:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm engineering_lifecycle_management 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_management:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm engineering_lifecycle_management 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_management:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_engineering_insights 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_engineering_insights:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_engineering_insights 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_engineering_insights:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_engineering_insights 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_engineering_insights:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_publishing 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_publishing:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_publishing 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_publishing:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_publishing 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_publishing:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm engineering_test_management 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_test_management:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm engineering_test_management 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_test_management:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_doors_next_generation 6.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_doors_next_generation:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_doors_next_generation 6.0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_doors_next_generation:6.0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_doors_next_generation 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_doors_next_generation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_doors_next_generation 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_doors_next_generation:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_doors_next_generation 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_doors_next_generation:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager 6.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager 6.0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager:6.0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_quality_manager 6.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_quality_manager:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_quality_manager 6.0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_quality_manager:6.0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm removable_media_manager 6.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:removable_media_manager:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm removable_media_manager 6.0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:removable_media_manager:6.0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm removable_media_manager 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:removable_media_manager:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-4977

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