CVE-2020-4231 Command injection in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

An authenticated user can execute unauthorized commands in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence due to hazardous input validation.

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-2020-4231?

CVE-2020-4231 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence, published on 28 May 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 could allow an authenticated user to perform unauthorized commands due to hazardous input validation. IBM X-Force ID: 175335.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4231?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Security Identity Governance and Intelligence.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4231?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4231 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-2020-4231 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4231 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wp29-fg88-4r63.

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