CVE-2019-4640 Code injection in Security Secret Server
Attackers can execute malicious code by exploiting insufficient verification of update origins in IBM Security Secret Server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-4640?
CVE-2019-4640 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in IBM Security Secret Server, published on 19 Feb 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Security Secret Server 10.7 processes patches, image backups and other updates without sufficiently verifying the origin and integrity of the code which could result in an attacker executing malicious code. IBM X-Force ID: 170046.
Weakness: CWE-346
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4640?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Secret Server.
How do I fix CVE-2019-4640?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4640 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2019-4640 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4640 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Secret Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ffg9-hxvw-8899.