CVE-2019-4357 Code injection in Spectrum Protect Plus

High 8.2 Published 1 Jul 2019 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Attackers can execute arbitrary code on the system via a redirected restore operation targeting specific database paths in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-4357?

CVE-2019-4357 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, published on 1 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

When using IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0, 10.1.2, and 10.1.3 to protect Oracle, DB2 or MongoDB databases, a redirected restore operation specifying a target path may allow execution of arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 161667,

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4357?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus.

How do I fix CVE-2019-4357?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4357 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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Is CVE-2019-4357 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4357 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qx92-f488-8vqf.