Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client, IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management, and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-25649 CVE-2022-23437 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-611 CWE-835 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management Server applications / DLP, anti-spam, sniffers IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration |
| Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) XML External Entity injection
EUVDB-ID: #VU48979
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25649
CWE-ID:
CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify information on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and modify information on the system.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V: before 8.1.15.2
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware: before 8.1.15.2
IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management: before 8.1.15.2
IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client: before 8.1.15.2
External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerabilities-in-fasterxml-jackson-databind-and-apache-xerces-affect-ibm-spectrum-protect-backup-archive-client-ibm-spectrum-protect-for-space-management-and-ibm-spectrum-protec/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6823731
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Infinite loop
EUVDB-ID: #VU59965
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23437
CWE-ID:
CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when parsing XML documents. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted XML document, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V: before 8.1.15.2
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware: before 8.1.15.2
IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management: before 8.1.15.2
IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client: before 8.1.15.2
External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerabilities-in-fasterxml-jackson-databind-and-apache-xerces-affect-ibm-spectrum-protect-backup-archive-client-ibm-spectrum-protect-for-space-management-and-ibm-spectrum-protec/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6823731
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
