High severity · published Jul 22, 2020
CVE-2020-4400
IBM Verify Gateway (IVG) 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials
7.5
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Verify Gateway (IVG) 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 179478.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 76% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VG
Verify Gateway · Ibm
1.0.0; 1.0.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4400
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-4400
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179478
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6251279
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