CVE-2020-4981 Path traversal in Spectrum Scale
A local privileged user can overwrite files in IBM Spectrum Scale due to improper input validation, potentially compromising data integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-4981?
CVE-2020-4981 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Scale, published on 27 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.4.1 through 5.1.0.3 could allow a local privileged user to overwrite files due to improper input validation. IBM X-Force ID: 192541.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4981?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Spectrum Scale.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4981?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2020-4981 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4981 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Spectrum Scale
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8335-9j62-qcq9.