CVE-2020-4242 Command injection in Spectrum Protect Plus
Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on IBM Spectrum Protect Plus systems via 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-2020-4242?
CVE-2020-4242 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Scale, 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 Scale and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 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: 175419.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4242?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus, Ibm Spectrum Scale.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4242?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4242 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-2020-4242 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4242 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Spectrum Scale
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4vwh-4fp5-8w2x.