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CVE-2020-4840

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-12-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-601

Description

IBM Security Secret Server 10.6 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 190044.

Affected products

• IBM Security Secret Server: 10.6

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190044
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6336251
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190044
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6336251

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