IBM Safer Payments denial of service
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM Counter Fraud Management for Safer Payments 5.7.0.00 through 5.7.0.10, 6.0.0.00 through 6.0.0.07, 6.1.0.00 through 6.1.0.05, and 6.2.0.00 through 6.2.1.00 could allow an authenticated attacker under special circumstances to send multiple specially crafted API requests that could cause the application to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 188052.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Safer Payments | 5.7.0.00 – 5.7.0.10; 6.0.0.00 – 6.0.0.07; 6.1.0.00 – 6.1.0.05; 6.2.0.00 – 6.2.1.00 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Safer Payments VendorIBM Affected 5.7.0.00 – 5.7.0.10; 6.0.0.00 – 6.0.0.07; 6.1.0.00 – 6.1.0.05; 6.2.0.00 – 6.2.1.00 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:safer_payments:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7.0.00 to before 5.7.0.11; 6.0.0.00 to before 6.0.0.08; 6.1.0.00 to before 6.1.0.06; 6.2.0.00 to before 6.2.1.01 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:safer_payments:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7.0.00 to before 5.7.0.11; 6.0.0.00 to before 6.0.0.08; 6.1.0.00 to before 6.1.0.06; 6.2.0.00 to before 6.2.1.01 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-4729
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9vw6-wj79-4jp9
- 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More IBM Safer Payments vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-30665 IBM Safer Payments denial of service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-12268 IBM Safer Payments denial of service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-12269 IBM Safter Payments information disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-4729 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-4729 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9vw6-wj79-4jp9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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