CVE-2020-4627 Code injection in Cloud Pak for Security
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on IBM Cloud Pak for Security via malicious CSV files due to improper validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-4627?
CVE-2020-4627 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Ibm Cloud Pak for Security, published on 30 Nov 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM Cloud Pak for Security 1.3.0.1(CP4S) potentially vulnerable to CVS Injection. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of csv file contents. IBM X-Force ID: 185367.
Weakness: CWE-1236
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4627?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Cloud Pak for Security.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4627?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4627 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2020-4627 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4627 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2021-29696 Command injection in Cloud Pak for Security
- CVE-2025-25021 IBM QRadar Suite Software and IBM Cloud Pak for Security code injection
- CVE-2023-47726 IBM QRadar Suite improper input validation
- CVE-2022-38385 Missing authorization in Cloud Pak for Security
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h524-q6jx-7vf6.