CVE-2020-4944
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 UrbanCode Deploy (UCD) 7.0.3.0, 7.0.4.0, 7.0.5.3, 7.0.5.4, 7.1.0.0, 7.1.1.0, 7.1.1.1, and 7.1.1.2, stores keystore passwords in plain text after a manual edit, which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 191944.
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 UrbanCode Deploy stores keystore passwords in plain text within configuration files after a manual edit is performed. A local user with access to the system can read these unencrypted passwords, potentially gaining access to sensitive keystore materials.
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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= 7.0.3.0= 7.0.4.0= 7.0.5.3= 7.0.5.4= 7.1.0.0= 7.1.1.0= 7.1.1.1= 7.1.1.2CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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 UrbanCode Deploy versionLocate the version file in the UCD installation directory (typically found in server/conf or via the ucd-version command). Compare the version number against the affected list: 7.0.3.0, 7.0.4.0, 7.0.5.3, 7.0.5.4, 7.1.0.0, 7.1.1.0, 7.1.1.1, 7.1.1.2Affected if The installed version matches any of the listed affected versions
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Locate keystore-related configuration filesSearch the UCD installation directory for configuration files that contain keystore or keypassword settings. Common locations include conf/, config/, or installation-specific subdirectories. Use a text search for patterns such as 'keystore', 'keyPassword', or 'trustStore'Affected if Configuration files containing keystore settings exist in the installation directory
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Inspect keystore password entries for plain text exposureOpen the identified keystore configuration files and examine the password fields. Look for entries where keystore or key passwords appear as readable text strings rather than encrypted or masked valuesAffected if Any keystore password field contains plain text (readable alphanumeric strings) instead of encrypted or masked values
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Check for manual edits to configuration filesReview configuration file timestamps or audit logs to determine whether any manual edits were performed on keystore-related config files since installationAffected if Manual edits were made to configuration files containing keystore settings and those files now contain plain text passwords
You are affected if your installed version is one of the listed affected versions AND you have manually edited configuration files containing keystore settings, resulting in plain text passwords stored in those files.
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 dataRestrict file system permissions on UCD configuration directories to limit local user access. Rotate any exposed keystore passwords and re-enter them through the official UCD administrative UI rather than manual file edits.
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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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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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