Input validation error in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus - CVE-2020-4214
Published: April 3, 2020 / Updated: April 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26557
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-4214
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to delete arbitrary directories.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input via "cleanupUpdateImage" in the Administrative Console Framework service. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and delete arbitrary directories on the target system.
Affected software
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
How to mitigate CVE-2020-4214
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus - update to 10.1.5.2199