CVE-2020-4692
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 Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.3.2 and 5.2.0.0 through 5.2.6.5 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information from the Dashboard UI. IBM X-Force ID: 186780.
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 · moderate confidenceIBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition versions 5.2.0.0-5.2.6.5 and 6.0.0.0-6.0.3.2 contains an information disclosure vulnerability in the Dashboard UI component, allowing authenticated users to obtain sensitive information that should not be accessible to them.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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>= 5.2.0.0, <= 5.2.6.5>= 6.0.0.0, <= 6.0.3.2CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Identify the installed IBM Sterling B2B Integrator versionCheck the version through the admin console, installation directory version file, or by querying the system via the management interface. Common locations include version.info files in the installation directory or the 'About' section in the admin UI.Affected if The installed version falls within 5.2.0.0-5.2.6.5 or 6.0.0.0-6.0.3.2.
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Confirm the Dashboard UI component is accessibleVerify whether the Dashboard UI is enabled and accessible in your environment by checking the web application configuration or attempting to access the Dashboard endpoint (typically at /dashboard or similar path under the Sterling web interface).Affected if The Dashboard UI component is enabled and accessible to users.
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Verify user authentication is enabled for the DashboardConfirm that user authentication is required to access the Dashboard UI and that the system allows authenticated users to log in.Affected if Users can authenticate to the system and access the Dashboard UI.
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Review Dashboard access control configurationsInspect the access control settings for the Dashboard UI component through the Sterling admin console or configuration files to determine which authenticated users or roles have access to sensitive Dashboard features.Affected if Users with limited or non-administrative roles can access the Dashboard and view information beyond their authorized scope.
You are affected if your installed version is within 5.2.0.0-5.2.6.5 or 6.0.0.0-6.0.3.2 AND the Dashboard UI component is accessible to authenticated users who should not have access to certain sensitive information.
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 IBM patches for this vulnerability or upgrade to a fixed version outside the affected ranges. Review Dashboard UI access controls and ensure only authorized personnel have access.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-4692 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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