CVE-2020-4983 Command injection in Spectrum LSF

High 7.4 Published 20 Jan 2021 Updated 17 Sep 2024

A local network user with job submission privileges can execute arbitrary commands on IBM Spectrum LSF systems.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-4983?

CVE-2020-4983 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in IBM Spectrum LSF, published on 20 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Spectrum LSF 10.1 and IBM Spectrum LSF Suite 10.2 could allow a user on the local network who has privileges to submit LSF jobs to execute arbitrary commands. IBM X-Force ID: 192586.

Weakness: CWE-798, CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4983?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Spectrum Lsf, Ibm Spectrum Lsf Suite.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4983?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4983 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-2020-4983 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4983 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8wg7-c4m9-6mmg.