IBM Spectrum Protect Plus up to 10.1.5 Request path traversal
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6.9 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus up to 10.1.5 (Backup Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation as part of a Request leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was published 03/31/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-4240 since 12/30/2019. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/01/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Similar entry is available at 154727.
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CPE 2.3
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CVSSv3
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Exploiting
Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
12/30/2019 🔍03/31/2020 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-4240 (🔍)
X-Force: 175417
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Entry
Created: 04/01/2020 08:33Updated: 10/05/2020 15:05
Changes: 04/01/2020 08:33 (40), 04/01/2020 08:38 (18), 10/05/2020 15:05 (1)
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