CVE-2021-39065 Command injection in Spectrum Copy Data Management

High 8.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands via improper input validation in the admin console login and certificate upload functions.

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-2021-39065?

CVE-2021-39065 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management, published on 13 Dec 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management 2.2.13 and earlier could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the Spectrum Copy Data Management Admin Console login and uploadcertificate function . A remote attacker could inject arbitrary shell commands which would be executed on the affected system. IBM X-Force ID: 214958.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39065?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Spectrum Copy Data Management.

How do I fix CVE-2021-39065?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-39065 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-2021-39065 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39065 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wvcw-rv39-83m4.

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