CVE-2020-4530

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-09-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

IBM Business Automation Workflow C.D.0 and IBM Business Process Manager 8.0, 8.5, and 8.6 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-ForceID: 182714.

Affected products

IBM Business Automation Workflow: before 20.0.0.2 — fixed in 20.0.0.2
IBM Business Process Manager: from 8.0.0.0 before 8.0.1.0; from 8.5.0.0 before 8.5.7.0; 8.6.0.0 — fixed in 8.0.1.0, 8.5.7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Business Automation Workflow 20.0.0.2; IBM Business Process Manager 8.0.1.0, 8.5.7.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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