# CVE-2019-4093: Missing authorization in Spectrum Protect

> Attackers can restore unauthorized files via the Web UI due to incorrect permissions, requiring IBM Spectrum Protect users to apply patches.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/PR:N/AC:L/S:U/C:L/UI:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **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:** 2 Apr 2019
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h94m-cf9c-345w

## 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 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4093?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](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-2019-4093 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: IBM Spectrum Protect. 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-2019-4093/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4093/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-4093
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4093
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-4093

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