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

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

Published: June 24, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU64637
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-4230
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM DB2

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-4230

Install updates from vendor's website.

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