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TI-2020-04042 Aliases CVE-2020-4768GHSA-v2fm-g8p8-hmh2

Cross-site scripting in IBM Business Automation Workflow

Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

IBM Case Manager 5.2 and 5.3 and IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0, 19.0, and 20.0 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 188907.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00488 42nd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMBusiness Automation Workflow18.0; 19.0; 20.0—No fix listedCNA
IBMCase Manager5.2; 5.3—No fix listedCNA
  • Business Automation Workflow VendorIBM Affected 18.0; 19.0; 20.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Case Manager VendorIBM Affected 5.2; 5.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.0.0.0 – 20.0.0.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:case_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0 – 5.3.3VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.0.0.0 – 20.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:case_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 – 5.3.3 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-4768
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v2fm-g8p8-hmh2

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-21536 IBM Business Automation Workflow information disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-01487 SQL injection in IBM Business Process Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-03267 XML external entity injection in IBM Business Automation Workflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2018-01730 Cross-site request forgery in IBM Business Automation Workflow CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-20639 IBM Business Automation Workflow cross-site request forgery CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-11979 XML eXternal Entity injection (XXE) vulnerability affect IBM Business Automation Workflow - CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
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Sources

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