LiveActive security incident?Get immediate response
CVE Record

CVE-2020-4345: IBM i 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4 users running complex SQL statements under a specific set of circumstances may allo...

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4 users running complex SQL statements under a specific set of circumstances may allow a local user to obtain sensitive information that they should not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 178318.

LowCVSS 2.9Not KEV-listedUpdated
Discuss exposureBack to CVEs
Glexia's TakeAutomated analysislow

Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

This is a low-severity IBM i information disclosure issue. On IBM i 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4, a local user running complex SQL under specific circumstances could access sensitive information they should not see.

Executive priority

Handle through normal vulnerability management unless affected IBM i systems host sensitive data or many local users. The business risk is confidentiality leakage, but available evidence supports low urgency rather than emergency response.

Technical view

CVE-2020-4345 affects IBM i 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4. CVSS 3.0 is 2.9 with local attack vector, high attack complexity, no user interaction, limited confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to organizations running affected IBM i releases where users can execute relevant local SQL workloads. The source bundle does not identify remote exposure or affected products beyond IBM i 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4.

Exploitation context

CISA KEV is false, and the provided CVSS data lists exploit maturity as unproven. The cited sources do not report active exploitation. Practical abuse appears constrained by local access and specific complex SQL circumstances.

Researcher notes

The public description is sparse and does not define the exact SQL conditions. Treat this as source-limited: validate affected versions and remediation state, but avoid assuming exploitability beyond local, complex SQL-based information disclosure.

Mitigation direction

  • Check IBM's advisory for official remediation for your IBM i release.
  • Apply IBM's official fix or update path where applicable.
  • Restrict local IBM i access to trusted users only.
  • Review database permissions for sensitive information access.
  • Prioritize systems with many local or shared application users.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory IBM i systems and confirm release versions.
  • Confirm whether IBM's official remediation is installed.
  • Identify users able to run SQL locally on affected systems.
  • Review database access controls for sensitive datasets.
  • Check available audit logs for unusual SQL access patterns.
Prepared
Confidence
high
Sources
4

Public sources used

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Potential ATT&CK relevance

Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context

These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.

ATT&CK lookup starting points

Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.

cve · low confidence lookup

CVE-2020-4345 mapping review

Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.

Open ATT&CK lookup
Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Low
CVSS
2.9 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

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

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.

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

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
2.9CVSS 3.0LowCVSS:3.0/UI:N/C:L/AV:L/AC:H/I:N/S:U/PR:N/A:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O1.41.4Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

2.9Low
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2020-4345Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

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

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

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
IBMi7.2, 7.3, 7.4Listed
Weakness

CWE details

No CWE listed

CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.