IBM Spectrum Protect Plus up to 10.1.5 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus up to 10.1.5. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-4206. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus up to 10.1.5 (Backup Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect 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 execute arbitrary commands on the system in the context of root user, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. IBM X-Force ID: 174966.

The weakness was disclosed 03/31/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-4206 since 12/30/2019. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Timelineinfo

12/30/2019 🔍
03/31/2020 +92 days 🔍
04/01/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/12/2024 +1502 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-4206 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-4206
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-152467
X-Force: 174966

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/01/2020 08:31
Updated: 05/12/2024 15:11
Changes: 04/01/2020 08:31 (39), 04/01/2020 08:36 (18), 10/05/2020 14:30 (1), 05/12/2024 15:11 (28)
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