Improper input validation in IBM Content Navigator
Priority LOW 15CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM Content Navigator 3.0.7 and 3.0.8 is vulnerable to improper input validation. A malicious administrator could bypass the user interface and send requests to the IBM Content Navigator server with illegal characters that could be stored in the IBM Content Navigator database. IBM X-Force ID: 183316.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00729 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Content Navigator | 3.0.7; 3.0.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Content Navigator VendorIBM Affected 3.0.7; 3.0.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:content_navigator:3.0.0:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:* | 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:content_navigator:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.7 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:content_navigator:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.8 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:content_navigator:3.0.0:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:content_navigator:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:content_navigator:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.8 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-4548
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vr3h-fwrp-r6hg
References
More IBM Content Navigator vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-03020 IBM Content Navigator 3.0CD is could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-21355 IBM Content Navigator code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-03664 Insufficient session expiration in IBM Content Navigator CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-01261 XML external entity injection in IBM Content Navigator CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2018-01262 IBM Content Navigator 2.0 and 3.0 is vulnerable to Comma Separated Value (CSV) Injection. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-10402 Improper input validation in IBM Content Navigator CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-4548 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-4548 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vr3h-fwrp-r6hg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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