CVE-2020-4206 Command injection in Spectrum Protect Plus

High 7.5 Published 31 Mar 2020 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands as root due to improper input validation in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.

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-2020-4206?

CVE-2020-4206 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, published on 31 Mar 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system in the context of root user, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. IBM X-Force ID: 174966.

Weakness: CWE-78, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4206?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4206?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4206 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-2020-4206 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4206 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9gj9-wgv6-cc3j.