IBM Spectrum Protect Plus changeAdministratorPassword Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

March 5th, 2020
ZDI-20-274 ZDI-CAN-9956

CVE ID

CVE-2020-4210

CVSS Score

9.8 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors

IBM

Affected Products

Spectrum Protect Plus

Vulnerability Details

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the Administrative Console Framework service. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.

Additional Details

IBM has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/3178863

Disclosure Timeline

  • 2019-12-12 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2020-03-05 - Coordinated public release of advisory

Credit

KPC

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