Root code execution via unvalidated password parameter
Published Feb 24, 2020 · Updated Sep 17, 2024
Command injection in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via HTTP. The Administrative Console Framework service passes an unvalidated password parameter into a system call. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation runs attacker-controlled code as root.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via HTTP. The Administrative Console Framework service passes an unvalidated password parameter into a system call. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation runs attacker-controlled code as root.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-4222
- Published
- Feb 24, 2020
- Updated
- Sep 17, 2024
- Vendor
- IBM
- Product
- IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1059, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 24, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=10.1.0
- Affected versionversion=10.1.5
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