CVE-2020-4165
Description
IBM Security Guardium Insights 2.0.1 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 174401.
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IBM Security Guardium Insights 2.0.1 is vulnerable to clickjacking, enabling remote attackers to hijack victim clicks via a malicious website.
Vulnerability
IBM Security Guardium Insights version 2.0.1 is affected by a clickjacking vulnerability [1]. The application fails to implement appropriate frame protections, allowing an attacker to overlay transparent elements on a legitimate page to trick the user into clicking on hidden UI components.
Exploitation
An attacker must persuade a victim to visit a malicious website while the victim is authenticated to Guardium Insights in another browser tab or window. The malicious page could iframe the Guardium Insights page and overlay invisible clickable elements, hijacking the victim's clicks.
Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to clickjacking attacks, allowing the attacker to perform actions on behalf of the victim within Guardium Insights, such as modifying security policies or accessing sensitive data. The CVSS score is 5.4 (Medium) [1].
Mitigation
IBM has released a fix as part of the Security Bulletin [1]. Users should upgrade to the latest version of Guardium Insights as recommended by IBM. No workarounds are available.
AI Insight generated on May 26, 2026. Synthesized from this CVE's description and the cited reference URLs; citations are validated against the source bundle.
Affected products
2- Range: = 2.0.1
- Range: 2.0.1
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
2- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174401mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6320069mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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