CVE-2020-4897

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-01-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-209

Description

IBM Emptoris Contract Management and IBM Emptoris Spend Analysis 10.1.0, 10.1.1, and 10.1.3 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser. This information could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 190988.

Affected products

IBM Emptoris Contract Management: from 10.1.0.0 before 10.1.0.38; from 10.1.1.0 before 10.1.1.35; from 10.1.3.0 before 10.1.3.30 — fixed in 10.1.0.38, 10.1.1.35, 10.1.3.30
IBM Emptoris Spend Analysis: from 10.1.0.0 before 10.1.0.38; from 10.1.1.0 before 10.1.1.35; from 10.1.3.0 before 10.1.3.30 — fixed in 10.1.0.38, 10.1.1.35, 10.1.3.30

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Emptoris Contract Management 10.1.0.38, 10.1.1.35, 10.1.3.30; IBM Emptoris Spend Analysis 10.1.0.38, 10.1.1.35, 10.1.3.30. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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