PT-2020-18216 · Ibm · Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus

Published 2020-09-15 · Updated 2020-09-16 · CVE-2020-4711

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Spectrum Protect Plus versions 10.1.0 through 10.1.6

Description The issue allows a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system by sending a specially-crafted URL request containing dot dot sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.

Recommendations For IBM Spectrum Protect Plus versions 10.1.0 through 10.1.6, consider restricting access to sensitive files and directories until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using URL requests that contain dot dot sequences (/../) to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-4711

Affected Products

Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4711 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4711 · Security Note
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6328867 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/187501 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/14673 · Telegram Post