# CVE-2018-2025: Misconfiguration in Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client

> IBM Spectrum Protect clients create world-writable directories, allowing local attackers to read or modify backup data.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:3.0/UI:N/A:N/S:U/AV:L/I:L/C:L/AC:L/PR:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9v97-r4gf-gp7x

## What is CVE-2018-2025?

CVE-2018-2025 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client, published on 25 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 7.1 and 8.1 creates directories/files in the CIT sub directory that are read/writable by everyone. IBM X-Force ID: 155551.

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2025?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Spectrum Protect, Ibm Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-2025?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2025 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-2025 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2025 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client

- [CVE-2020-4415](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4415/): Memory corruption in Spectrum Protect (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-4210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4210/): Command injection in Spectrum Protect Plus (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-4211](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4211/): Command injection in Spectrum Protect Plus (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-4212](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4212/): Command injection in Spectrum Protect Plus (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-4213](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4213/): Command injection in Spectrum Protect Plus (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-2025 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-2025 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client, published on 25 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2025 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2025/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2025/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-2025
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2025
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-2025

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2025/
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