CVE-2019-4715 Command injection in Spectrum Scale
Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on IBM Spectrum Scale systems via specially crafted requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-4715?
CVE-2019-4715 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Scale, published on 11 Dec 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2 and 5.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 172093.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4715?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Spectrum Scale.
How do I fix CVE-2019-4715?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4715 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2019-4715 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4715 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Spectrum Scale
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4whf-mx4r-v53w.