Medium severity · published May 4, 2020
CVE-2020-4209
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system
5.4
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 72% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SP
Spectrum Protect Plus · Ibm
10.1.0 through 10.1.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4209
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-4209
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175019
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6116488
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