# CVE-2019-4140: Information disclosure in Spectrum Protect

> A local user can replace existing databases by restoring old data, potentially exposing or altering sensitive information in IBM Spectrum Protect.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.0/UI:N/AV:L/AC:H/C:H/I:H/A:N/S:U/PR:L/RL:O/E:U/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Jul 2019
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mf6v-qf3m-692g

## What is CVE-2019-4140?

CVE-2019-4140 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect, published on 2 Jul 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 Server (IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1) could allow a local user to replace existing databases by restoring old data. IBM X-Force ID: 158336.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4140?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Spectrum Protect.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-4140?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4140 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-4140 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4140 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-2019-4140 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-4140 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect, published on 2 Jul 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-2019-4140 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-2019-4140/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4140/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-4140
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4140
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-4140

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