Command Injection in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus - CVE-2020-4206
Published: April 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26559
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-4206
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 the process does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call when parsing the "timezone" parameter. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary commands on the system in the context of root.
Affected software
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
How to mitigate CVE-2020-4206
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus - update to 10.1.5.2199