CVE-2020-4211

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus hostname Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 and 10.1.5 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By using a specially crafted HTTP command, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary command on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175022.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus versiones 10.1.0 y 10.1.5, podría permitir a un atacante remoto ejecutar código arbitrario sobre el sistema. Mediante el uso de un comando HTTP especialmente diseñado, un atacante podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad para ejecutar un comando arbitrario sobre el sistema. IBM X-Force ID: 175022.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the Administrative Console Framework service. When parsing the hostname parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.

*Credits: KPC

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-12-30 CVE Reserved
2020-02-24 CVE Published
2024-02-14 EPSS Updated
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-273	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/3178863	2022-01-01

URL	Date	SRC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175022	2022-01-01

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Spectrum Protect Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Spectrum Protect"	>= 10.1.0 < 10.1.5 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Spectrum Protect" and version " >= 10.1.0 < 10.1.5"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Spectrum Protect Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Spectrum Protect"	10.1.5 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Spectrum Protect" and version "10.1.5"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe