Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU64637

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in IBM DB2 - CVE-2020-4230

Published: June 24, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU64637

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-4230

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. An authenticated local attacker with special permissions can execute specially crafted Db2 commands and escalate privileges on the system.

Affected software

IBM DB2
IBM PureData System for Operational Analytics

How to mitigate CVE-2020-4230

Install updates from vendor's website.

IBM DB2 - update to 11.1.4.6

External References

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