Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2020-4240 (CCN-175417)

Assigned:2019-12-30
Published:2020-03-30
Updated:2020-03-31
Summary:IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to overwrite or create arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175417.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
5.7 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): None
4.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
4.2 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:6.4 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-22
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2020-4240

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ibm-spectrum-cve20204240-file-write(175417)

Source: XF
Type: VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
ibm-spectrum-cve20204240-file-write (175417)

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 6116488 (Spectrum Protect Plus)
Directory Traversal vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus (CVE-2020-4240, CVE-2020-4209)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6116488

Source: CCN
Type: ZDI-20-349
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus plugin Directory Traversal File Creation Vulnerability

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 10.1.0 and <= 10.1.5)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm spectrum protect plus *
    ibm spectrum protect plus 10.1.0
    ibm spectrum protect plus 10.1.5