CVE-2020-4469 Command injection in Spectrum Protect Plus

High 8.1 Published 15 Jun 2020 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on IBM Spectrum Protect Plus via crafted HTTP requests due to an incomplete fix.

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-2020-4469?

CVE-2020-4469 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, published on 15 Jun 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 execute arbitrary code on the system. By using a specially crafted HTTP command, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary command on the system. This vulnerability is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-4211. IBM X-Force ID: 181724.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4469?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4469?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4469 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-2020-4469 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4469 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5pwc-mh67-m6xf.