Broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in IBM Curam SPM
Priority LOW 34CWE-327Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-327.
Summary
IBM Curam Social Program Management 7.0.9 and 7.0.10 uses MD5 algorithm for hashing token in a single instance which less safe than default SHA-256 cryptographic algorithm used throughout the Cúram application. IBM X-Force ID: 189156.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00792 56th 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 | Curam SPM | 7.0.9; 7.0.10 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Curam SPM VendorIBM Affected 7.0.9; 7.0.10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-4778
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wwwx-fgw9-364c
References
More IBM Curam Social Program Management vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-06647 Insufficient session expiration in IBM Curam Social Program Management CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-05244 XML external entity injection in IBM Cram Social Program Management CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2022-06648 Insufficient session expiration in IBM Curam Social Program Management CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-07272 IBM Curam Social Program Management 6.0 SP2 before EP26, 6.0.4 before 6.0.4.5iFix10 and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-04162 Cross-site request forgery in IBM Curam SPM CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-01731 Cross-site request forgery in IBM Cram Social Program Management CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-4778 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-4778 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wwwx-fgw9-364c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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