CVE-2020-4773
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 · uneditedA cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability may impact IBM Curam Social Program Management 7.0.9 and 7.0.10, which is an attack that forces a user to execute unwanted actions on the web application while they are currently authenticated. This applies to a single server class only, with no impact to remainder of web application. IBM X-Force ID: 189151.
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 confidenceCross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM Curam Social Program Management versions 7.0.9 and 7.0.10 allows attackers to force authenticated users to execute unwanted actions on the web application. The vulnerability is confined to a single server class, limiting its impact on the broader application.
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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= 7.0.9.0= 7.0.10.0CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/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 installed IBM Curam SPM versionCheck the application version through the IBM Curam admin console, version.properties file, or by querying the application's system information endpoint. Common paths include looking in the installation directory for version manifest files or checking the About section in the web interface.Affected if The installed version is exactly 7.0.9.0 or 7.0.10.0
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Locate the vulnerable server class componentIdentify which server classes are deployed in the IBM Curam installation. This is typically found in the application configuration files under the server or handler configuration sections. Look for the specific class mentioned in IBM's vulnerability documentation for this CVE.Affected if The vulnerable server class is present and enabled in the application configuration
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Verify if state-changing operations lack CSRF protectionInspect the application's form handling or AJAX endpoints that perform state-changing operations (such as user data updates, approvals, or submissions). Check if the requests include anti-CSRF tokens, custom headers, or validate Origin/Referer headers.Affected if State-changing endpoints do not validate anti-CSRF tokens or Origin/Referer headers and the application processes requests without these protections
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Confirm authenticated session handlingReview how the application handles authenticated user sessions. Check if session cookies have the SameSite attribute properly configured and if the application validates request origins for authenticated users.Affected if Session cookies lack SameSite attributes or the application does not validate request origins for authenticated users
A user is affected if their IBM Curam Social Program Management installation is version 7.0.9.0 or 7.0.10.0, the vulnerable server class is enabled, and state-changing operations lack anti-CSRF token validation.
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 dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens for state-changing operations and validate Origin/Referer headers to prevent cross-site request forgery attacks. Apply IBM's vendor patch for this vulnerability once available.
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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.
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- 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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