CVE-2020-4495

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-06-02 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

IBM Jazz Foundation and IBM Engineering products could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper access control. By sending a specially-crafted request to the REST API, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions, and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 182114.

Affected products

IBM Collaborative Lifecycle Management: 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management: 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2
IBM Engineering Insights: 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2
IBM Rational Publishing Engine: 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2
IBM Engineering Test Management: 7.0.0, 7.0.1
IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation: 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2
IBM Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager: 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1
IBM Rational Quality Manager: 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1
IBM Removable Media Manager: 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, 7.0

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