CVE-2019-4385 Information disclosure in Spectrum Protect Plus

Medium 5.9 Published 19 Jun 2019 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Attackers can view sensitive vSnap CIFS passwords in job logs, potentially gaining unauthorized access to storage systems.

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

What is CVE-2019-4385?

CVE-2019-4385 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, published on 19 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.2 may display the vSnap CIFS password in the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Joblog. This can result in an attacker gaining access to sensitive information as well as vSnap. IBM X-Force ID: 162173.

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4385?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus.

How do I fix CVE-2019-4385?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4385 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-4385 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4385 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-59w4-5r3p-f58v.