Path traversal in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus - CVE-2022-22396
Published: June 3, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63970
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22396
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the virgo log file. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
How to mitigate CVE-2022-22396
Install update from vendor's website.
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus - update to 10.1.10