| CVE ID | CVE-2020-4222 |
| CVSS SCORE | 9.8, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| AFFECTED VENDORS |
IBM |
| AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
Spectrum Protect Plus |
| VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Administrative Console Framework service. When parsing the password parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. |
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
IBM has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/3178863 |
| DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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| CREDIT | Jeremy Brown |
