Command Injection in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus - CVE-2020-4213
Published: March 6, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25800
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-4213
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists within the Administrative Console Framework service due to improper validation of a user-supplied string in the "username" parameter before using it to execute a system call. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP command and execute arbitrary command on the system.
Affected software
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
How to mitigate CVE-2020-4213
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus - update to 10.1.5.1