CVE-2020-4955 File upload in Spectrum Protect Operations Center
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by uploading a malicious DLL via crafted servlet requests in IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-4955?
CVE-2020-4955 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center, published on 15 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper parameter validation. By creating an unspecified servlet request with specially crafted input parameters, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load a malicious .dll with elevated privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 192155.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4955?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Operations Center.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4955?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4955 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-4955 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4955 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jgx4-qxw5-g434.