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CVE-2020-4732: IBM Jazz Foundation and IBM Engineering products could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive info...

IBM Jazz Foundation and IBM Engineering products could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information due to lack of security restrictions. IBM X-Force ID: 188126.

MediumCVSS 4.3Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

CVE-2020-4732 is an information disclosure flaw in IBM Jazz Foundation and related IBM Engineering products. A logged-in user could obtain sensitive information because security restrictions were insufficient. The reported impact is limited to confidentiality, with no integrity or availability impact stated.

Executive priority

Treat as a moderate priority confidentiality issue. It is not a business-wide emergency based on supplied evidence, but engineering lifecycle systems can contain sensitive design, test, and requirements data, so affected instances should be identified and remediated in normal patch cycles.

Technical view

The CVSS 3.0 score is 4.3. The vector indicates network access, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, low confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact. The source bundle does not provide endpoint details, data classes exposed, CWE mapping, or exploit mechanics.

Likely exposure

Organizations running the listed IBM Rational or Engineering Lifecycle products in affected 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, 7.0, 7.0.1, or 7.0.2 versions may be exposed, especially where many authenticated users have access.

Exploitation context

The CVE is not listed as CISA KEV in the supplied bundle. IBM X-Force exploit maturity is marked unproven. There is no cited evidence of active exploitation, public exploit use, or unauthenticated exploitation.

Researcher notes

Do not assume RCE, privilege escalation, or unauthenticated access. The bundle does not identify vulnerable endpoints, exposed data types, or CWE. Validation should focus on version exposure, authentication scope, access control review, and IBM’s official advisory details.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory listed IBM products and versions across engineering environments.
  • Check IBM advisory 6457739 for official fix or mitigation guidance.
  • Upgrade or remediate affected versions according to IBM instructions.
  • Restrict access to authenticated users with a valid business need.
  • Review role assignments for excessive access in affected applications.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether any affected product/version is deployed.
  • Map each deployment to IBM advisory remediation status.
  • Review application access lists for low-privilege accounts.
  • Check logs for unusual authenticated access to sensitive data areas.
  • Document compensating controls if remediation cannot be immediate.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
4

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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

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

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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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
4.3CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/C:L/S:U/A:N/UI:N/AC:L/I:N/AV:N/PR:L/RC:C/E:U/RL:O2.81.4Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

4.3Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2020-4732Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/C:L/S:U/A:N/UI:N/AC:L/I:N/AV:N/PR:L/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
IBMRational DOORS Next Generation6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2Listed
IBMRational Engineering Lifecycle Manager6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2Listed
IBMRational Collaborative Lifecycle Management6.0.6, 6.0.6.1Listed
IBMEngineering Lifecycle Optimization7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2Listed
IBMRational Quality Manager6.0.6, 6.0.6.1Listed
IBMRational Rhapsody Model Manager6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, 7.0Listed
IBMEngineering Test Management7.0.0, 7.0.1Listed
Weakness

CWE details

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