Learn about CVE-2020-4729 affecting IBM Counter Fraud Management for Safer Payments. Find out the impact, affected versions, and mitigation steps to prevent a denial of service attack.
IBM Counter Fraud Management for Safer Payments versions 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 to crash the application.
Understanding CVE-2020-4729
This CVE involves a vulnerability in IBM Counter Fraud Management for Safer Payments that could be exploited by an authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service.
What is CVE-2020-4729?
The vulnerability in IBM Safer Payments allows an authenticated attacker, under specific conditions, to send crafted API requests that may lead to application crashes.
The Impact of CVE-2020-4729
The impact of this vulnerability is rated as MEDIUM severity with a CVSS base score of 5.3. The attack complexity is considered HIGH, and the availability impact is HIGH.
Technical Details of CVE-2020-4729
This section provides more technical insights into the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Description
The vulnerability in IBM Counter Fraud Management for Safer Payments versions 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 to crash the application by sending specially crafted API requests.
Affected Systems and Versions
Exploitation Mechanism
The vulnerability can be exploited by an authenticated attacker who sends multiple specially crafted API requests to the application, triggering a crash.
Mitigation and Prevention
To address CVE-2020-4729, follow these mitigation steps:
Immediate Steps to Take
Long-Term Security Practices
Patching and Updates
Ensure that you regularly check for updates and patches released by IBM to address this vulnerability.