Vulnerability · Published May 4, 2020 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2020-4209
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Spectrum Protect Plus from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 28.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to create arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175019.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Spectrum Protect Plus | 10.1.010.1.5 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6116488 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-spectrum-cve20204209-path-disclosure (175019) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF