Mq Appliance
CVE-2020-4592
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system. |
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IBM MQ Appliance 9.1.CD and LTS could allow an authenticated user, under nondefault configuration to cause a data corruption attack due to an error when using segmented messages. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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IBM MQ Appliance 9.1.CD and LTS could allow an authenticated user, under nondefault configuration to cause a data corruption attack due to an error when using segmented messages. Affected products include: Ibm Mq Appliance.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
IBM MQ Appliance 9.1.CD and LTS could allow an authenticated user, under nondefault configuration to cause a data corruption attack due to an error when using segmented messages.
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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