CVE-2020-4388 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

Status: Analyzed - Last modified: 14 Oct 2020, 13:25 UTC Published: 12 Oct 2020, 14:15 UTC

CVE-2020-4388
Vulnerability Scoring

8.2
/10

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low Impact
  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Privileges Required: None
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • User Interaction: NONE

CIA Impact Definition

  • Confidentiality: Low Impact
  • Integrity:
  • Availability: HIGH IMPACT

CVE-2020-4388 Vulnerability Summary

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 could be vulnerable to a denial of service attack by failing to catch exceptions in a servlet also exposing debug information could also be used in future attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 179270.

Access Complexity Graph

Above is the Access Complexity Graph for CVE-2020-4388. It helps visualize the difficulty level and privilege requirements needed to exploit this vulnerability, providing a quick assessment of its exploitation feasibility.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2020-4388, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2020-4388, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.084% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 38.24% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 61.76% of others.

CVE-2020-4388 Detailed Information and External References

References

CWE

CWE-755

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.13:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.13:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.13:fixpack1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.13:fixpack1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.13:fixpack2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.13:fixpack2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS3 Source

nvd@nist.gov

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

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