PT-2020-17938 · Ibm · Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus

Kpc · Published 2020-03-31 · Updated 2020-03-31 · CVE-2020-4240

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Spectrum Protect Plus versions 10.1.0 through 10.1.5

Description The issue allows a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to overwrite or create arbitrary files on the system.

Recommendations For versions 10.1.0 through 10.1.5, consider restricting access to the system until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the vulnerable directory traversal functionality until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-4240

ZDI-20-349

Affected Products

Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4240 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4240 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175417 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-349 · Security Note
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6116488 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/2299 · Telegram Post