Is CVE-2020-4561 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-4561 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-4561?

CVE-2020-4561 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-4561?

CVE-2020-4561 has an EPSS score of 2.94% (86th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2020-4561?

No published fix for CVE-2020-4561 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-4561

CRITICALEPSS 86th pctl

10.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 DQM API allows submitting of all control requests in unauthenticated sessions. This allows a remote attacker who can access a valid CA endpoint to read and write files to the Cognos Analytics system. IBM X-Force ID: 183903.

CWE-829

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.94%probability of exploitation in 30 days

86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

ibm.com

Vendor Advisory1

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

Third-Party Advisory1

security.netapp.com

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CVE-2023-2249	High	8.8	61%	-	-
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.