What is CVE-2022-40608?

CVE-2022-40608 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-09-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-40608?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

CVE-2022-40608

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.6 through 10.1.11 Microsoft File Systems restore operation can download any file on the target machine by manipulating the URL with a directory traversal attack. This results in the restore operation gaining access to files which the operator should not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 235873.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.018 (77.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus — versions 10.1.6, 10.1.11
Ibm Spectrum_protect_plus

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40608?: CVE-2022-40608 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-09-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-40608?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.