CVE-2019-4093 Missing authorization in Spectrum Protect

What is CVE-2019-4093?

CVE-2019-4093 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect, published on 2 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.7) could allow a user to restore files and directories using IBM Spectrum Prootect Client Web User Interface on Windows that they should not have access to due to incorrect file permissions. IBM X-Force ID: 157981.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4093?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect.

How do I fix CVE-2019-4093?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4093 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2019-4093 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4093 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect

• CVE-2020-4415 Memory corruption in Spectrum Protect Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-4210 Command injection in Spectrum Protect Plus Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-4211 Command injection in Spectrum Protect Plus Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-4212 Command injection in Spectrum Protect Plus Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-4213 Command injection in Spectrum Protect Plus Critical 9.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-h94m-cf9c-345w.