CVE-2020-4462 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2020-4462

IBM Sterling External Authentication Server 6.0.1, 6.0.0, 2.4.3.2, and 2.4.2...

Vulnerability Description

IBM Sterling External Authentication Server 6.0.1, 6.0.0, 2.4.3.2, and 2.4.2 and IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.1, 6.0.0, 3.4.3, and 3.4.2 are vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 181482.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Sterling Secure Proxy, External Authentication Server, Sterling External Authentication Server
Vulnerable Versions:
3.4.2, 3.4.3, 2.4.3, 2.4.2, 6.0.1, 6.0.0, 6.0, 2.4.3.2

Timeline

Official Publish: July 16th, 2020
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/S:U/AC:L/I:N/A:L/C:H/UI:N/PR:N/AV:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.