CVE-2020-4328
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.2.4 is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database. IBM X-Force ID: 177839.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.2.4 is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker can send specially-crafted SQL statements through unspecified input vectors to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the back-end database, potentially allowing unauthorized viewing, addition, modification, or deletion of data.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 3.2.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm installed IBM FTM versionCheck the installed version of IBM Financial Transaction Manager. This can typically be done via the IBM Installation Manager, the admin console, or by examining version manifest files in the installation directory. Common locations include the /opt/IBM/FTM directory or C:\Program Files\IBM\FTM on Windows. Look for version.info or version.txt files.Affected if The installed version is exactly 3.2.4 (no fix pack applied)
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Verify application is deployed and runningConfirm that the IBM Financial Transaction Manager application is currently deployed and operational. Check if the WebSphere Application Server or other application server hosting FTM is running, and if the FTM web application is accessible.Affected if The application is running and accessible on the network (the vulnerability is exploitable only against active deployments)
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Check for recent security updatesReview IBM fix pack history or patch records for the installation. Look for any patches labeled as security fixes applied after the initial 3.2.4 installation.Affected if No security patches or fix packs have been applied since version 3.2.4 was installed
You are affected if IBM Financial Transaction Manager version 3.2.4 is installed and running without any subsequent security fix packs applied.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the appropriate IBM fix pack for Financial Transaction Manager 3.2.4 (contact IBM for patch FTM 3.2.4.0 or later). As a compensating control, implement input validation and parameterized queries, and consider deploying a WAF to filter malicious SQL payloads.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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