Path Traversal in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
CVE-2020-4240
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (79.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Spectrum Protect Plus — versions 10.1.0, 10.1.5
- IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6116488 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175417 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-4240?
- CVE-2020-4240 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-03-31.
- How severe is CVE-2020-4240?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.