CVE-2019-4071 Command injection in Spectrum Control Standard Edition
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on IBM Spectrum Control via improper validation of CSV file contents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-4071?
CVE-2019-4071 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition, published on 9 May 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center (IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition 5.2.1 through 5.2.17) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of csv file contents. IBM X-Force ID: 157063.
Weakness: CWE-1236
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4071?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Spectrum Control, Ibm Tivoli Storage Productivity Center.
How do I fix CVE-2019-4071?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4071 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2019-4071 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4071 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition
- CVE-2016-8941 Cross-site request forgery in Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition
- CVE-2016-5946 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2019-4137 Cross-site scripting in Spectrum Control Standard Edition
- CVE-2019-4138 Information disclosure in Spectrum Control Standard Edition
- CVE-2016-5947 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gpmw-2pfx-6xxm.