CVE-2020-4337 (GCVE-0-2020-4337)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-09-03 13:55 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:01
VLAI
Summary
IBM API Connect 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.12 could allow an attacker to launch phishing attacks by tricking the server to generate user registration emails that contain malicious URLs. IBM X-Force ID: 177933.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/I:H/AV:N/PR:N/A:N/UI:R/AC:L/S:U/C:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O
CWE
  • Gain Access
Assigner
ibm
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM API Connect Affected: 2018.4.1.0
Affected: 2018.4.1.12
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Date Public
2020-09-02 00:00
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