Vulnerability · Published Mar 31, 2020 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2020-4240
Medium 4.8
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 2.0% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.0%top 19.5% 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 to overwrite or create arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175417.
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-cve20204240-file-write (175417) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF