Is CVE-2020-5684 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-5684 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-5684?

CVE-2020-5684 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-5684?

CVE-2020-5684 has an EPSS score of 0.33% (25th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5684?

Upgrade ism server to 12.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-5684

MEDIUM

4.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

iSM client versions from V5.1 prior to V12.1 running on NEC Storage Manager or NEC Storage Manager Express does not verify a server certificate properly, which allows a man-in-the-middle attacker to eavesdrop on an encrypted communication or alter the communication via a crafted certificate.

CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

ism serverNVD

Affected:>= 5.1, < 12.1Fixed in:12.1CVE-2020-5684derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

25thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 25% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

jpn.nec.com

Third-Party Advisory1

jvn.jp

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-4000	Low	3.7	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-0601	High	8.1	89%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2009-3555	Critical	9.8	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-26923	High	8.8	83%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-27823	Critical	9.8	53%	-	-
CVE-2022-42979	High	8.8	24%	-	-

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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.