Vulnerability · Published Sep 19, 2022 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2022-40608
Medium 5.9
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 1.8% (higher than 79% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 21.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.6 through 10.1.11 Microsoft File Systems restore operation can download any file on the target machine by manipulating the URL with a directory traversal attack. This results in the restore operation gaining access to files which the operator should not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 235873.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Spectrum Protect Plus | 10.1.610.1.11 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6620209 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-spectrum-cve202240608-dir-traversal (235873) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF