CVE-2020-4240 Path traversal in Spectrum Protect Plus

Medium 4.8 Published 31 Mar 2020 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can traverse directories to overwrite or create arbitrary files on IBM Spectrum Protect Plus servers.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-4240?

CVE-2020-4240 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, published on 31 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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 traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to overwrite or create arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175417.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4240?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4240?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4240 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2020-4240 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4240 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mh42-q5qx-q9r6.