CVE-2022-40608 Path traversal in Spectrum Protect Plus

Medium 5.9 Published 19 Sep 2022 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Attackers can download arbitrary files from target machines via directory traversal in restore operations, exposing sensitive data.

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-2022-40608?

CVE-2022-40608 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, published on 19 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.6 through 10.1.11 Microsoft File Systems restore operation can download any file on the target machine by manipulating the URL with a directory traversal attack. This results in the restore operation gaining access to files which the operator should not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 235873.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40608?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus.

How do I fix CVE-2022-40608?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40608 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-2022-40608 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40608 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m8r8-8368-mvmm.