CVE-2020-4693 Code injection in Spectrum Protect Operations Center
An attacker can execute arbitrary code on IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center due to improper data validation during export.
- 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-2020-4693?
CVE-2020-4693 is a critical code injection vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center, published on 2 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1.0.000 through 7.1.10 and 8.1.0.000 through 8.1.9 may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper validation of data prior to export. IBM X-Force ID: 186782.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4693?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Operations Center.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4693?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4693 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-2020-4693 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4693 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8qjw-wjp9-mh9g.