Arbitrary file upload in IBM Bigfix Platform

CVE-2019-4013

IBM BigFix Platform 9.5 could allow any authenticated user to upload any file to any location on the server with root privileges. This results in code execution on underlying system with root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 155887.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.130 (96.2th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-4013: fell from 0.139 to 0.130.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.139 · newest: 0.130 · change: -0.009

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-4013?
CVE-2019-4013 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2019-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2019-4013?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-4013 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.