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CVE-2019-4736: IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.0 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an atta...

IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.0 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 172706.

MediumCVSS 4.3Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.0 has a cross-site request forgery flaw. An attacker could trick a trusted user’s browser into sending an unauthorized action to the application. The documented impact is limited integrity impact, not data theft or outage.

Executive priority

Treat as a moderate-priority remediation item for affected IBM FTM 3.0 environments. It is not documented as actively exploited, but it concerns financial transaction workflows where unauthorized changes may carry business risk.

Technical view

CVE-2019-4736 is a CSRF issue in IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.0, tracked by IBM X-Force as 172706. CVSS 3.0 score is 4.3 with network access, low complexity, required user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure appears limited to organizations running IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.0, especially where web sessions can perform state-changing actions. Risk depends on whether users can be socially induced while authenticated and whether affected interfaces are reachable from their browsers.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not show known active exploitation, and CISA KEV status is false. Exploitation would require user interaction from a trusted website user. Public evidence provided does not include exploit details or confirmed attacks.

Researcher notes

Evidence is concise. No CWE is listed in the bundle. IBM identifies the issue as CSRF with X-Force ID 172706. CVSS indicates low integrity impact and requires user interaction. The bundle does not provide technical root cause, endpoint details, or exploit artifacts.

Mitigation direction

  • Review IBM advisory node 1135173 for fixed levels or vendor mitigations.
  • Apply IBM-provided remediation applicable to Financial Transaction Manager 3.0.
  • Restrict access to FTM web interfaces to trusted networks and users.
  • Enforce session timeout and re-authentication for sensitive actions.
  • Monitor for unexpected state-changing actions from valid user sessions.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.0 is deployed.
  • Map exposed FTM web interfaces and user roles allowed to change state.
  • Verify installed fix level against IBM’s advisory guidance.
  • Check sensitive forms and actions for anti-CSRF protections.
  • Review application logs for unusual authorized actions around user sessions.
Prepared
Confidence
high
Sources
4

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
4.3 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/PR:N/AV:N/AC:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Official CVE source material

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
3Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
4.3CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/A:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/PR:N/AV:N/AC:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C2.81.4Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

4.3Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2019-4736Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/PR:N/AV:N/AC:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

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Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
IBMFinancial Transaction Manager3.0Listed
Weakness

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