CVE-2020-4463
Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-10-14 by GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.
- Published2020-07-29
- WeaknessCWE-611
Am I affected?
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Description
IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.0.1 and 7.6.0.2 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 181484.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2020-07-2914:15CVE publishedNVD
- 2023-10-1414:56Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
- 2023-10-1414:56Exploitation first reportedGCVE
Observed activity
isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTCBlock these indicators
- Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2020-4463?format=txt
- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2020-4463?format=csv
- TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
- The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.
Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | = 7.6.0.1 | no fix published | NVD |
| 7.6 | = 7.6.0.2 | no fix published | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Fix
Advisories and patches
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comVendor Advisory
- www.ibm.comPatch · Vendor Advisory
Detection
read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC- Nuclei template
- available ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Metasploit modules
- none listed Metasploit Framework
Sources
- GCVEexploitation2023-10-14
- NVDCVSS 3.18.2read 2026-10-23
- CNACVSS 3.08.2known since 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 2.06.4read 2026-10-23
- NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-611read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score31.6 %read 2026-11-02
- PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1read 2026-11-02
- ProjectDiscoverydetectionread 2026-11-02
- GitHub Advisoriesadvisory—
Identifiers
- EUVD-2020-25710same flawENISA EUVD · LicenseRef-ENISA-legal-notice
- GHSA-mh5x-6mg7-gjp9same flawGitHub Advisory Database · CC-BY-4.0
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
- Published
- 2020-07-29
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
- GitHub Advisory
- GHSA-mh5x-6mg7-gjp9
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Sources for this record
- CVE Program · CVE Program Terms of Use
- ENISA EU Vulnerability Database · ENISA legal notice §1.2 (reproduction authorised, provided the source is acknowledged)
- FIRST EPSS · EPSS terms of use (free use, attribution requested)
- GCVE · GCVE dump terms (preserve source attribution)
- GitHub Advisory Database · CC-BY-4.0 · GHSA-mh5x-6mg7-gjp9
- Nuclei templates · MIT
- NVD · Public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) for NVD-authored data; third-party content under its own terms
- PoC-in-GitHub · CC0-1.0