CVE-2020-4183: 
IBM Guardium Appliance vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2020-4183 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting IBM Security Guardium 11.1. The vulnerability was disclosed on June 3, 2020, and affects the Web UI component of the application. This security flaw enables users to inject arbitrary JavaScript code into the web interface (NVD).

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium), with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The attack vector is network-based, requires low attack complexity, needs no privileges, but does require user interaction. The scope is changed, with low impact on both confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability (AttackerKB).

When exploited, this XSS vulnerability allows attackers to embed and execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI, potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. The vulnerability can alter the intended functionality of the application and compromise user security (IBM Support).

The vulnerability requires user interaction to be exploited and can be accessed through network-based attacks. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, making it potentially more accessible to attackers (NVD).

IBM has released security patches for multiple versions of Security Guardium including 10.5, 10.6, 11.0, and 11.1. Users are advised to update their installations with the appropriate patches available through IBM's Fix Central. No alternative workarounds have been identified (IBM Support).