IBM Spectrum Protect Plus up to 10.1.6 on Windows Agent File permission assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus up to 10.1.6 on Windows. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Agent File Handler. The manipulation leads to permission assignment. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2020-4631. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus up to 10.1.6 on Windows (Backup Software). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Agent File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission assignment vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-732. The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.6 agent files, in non-default configurations, on Windows are assigned access to everyone with full control permissions, which could allow a local user to cause interruption of the service operations. IBM X-Force ID: 185372.

The weakness was released 08/04/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-4631 since 12/30/2019. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/05/2020). 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: Permission assignment
CWE: CWE-732 / CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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12/30/2019 🔍
08/04/2020 +218 days 🔍
08/05/2020 +1 days 🔍
11/07/2020 +94 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
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CVE: CVE-2020-4631 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-4631
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-159311
X-Force: 185372

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2020 07:57
Updated: 11/07/2020 07:33
Changes: 08/05/2020 07:57 (39), 08/05/2020 08:02 (18), 11/07/2020 07:25 (2), 11/07/2020 07:33 (1)
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