CVE-2020-4534

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper handling of UNC paths. By scheduling a task with a specially-crafted UNC path, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with higher privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 182808.

IBM WebSphere Application Server versiones 7.0, 8.0, 8.5 y 9.0, podría permitir a un atacante autenticado local alcanzar privilegios elevados sobre el sistema, debido a un manejo inapropiado de las rutas UNC. Al programar una tarea con una ruta UNC especialmente diseñada, un atacante podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad para ejecutar código arbitrario con privilegios elevados. IBM X-Force ID: 182808

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

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
2020-08-03 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182808	2021-07-21
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6255074	2021-07-21

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"				7.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"				8.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"				8.5 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version "8.5"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"				9.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version "9.0"		-		Affected