CVE-2020-4211 — OS Command Injection in IBM Spectrum Protect

CWE-78 — OS Command InjectionCWE-74 — Injection5 documents5 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
48.5%
top 2.24%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
IBM Spectrum ProtectIBM Spectrum Protect Plus
Timeline
PublishedFeb 24
Latest updateApr 23

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 and 10.1.5 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By using a specially crafted HTTP command, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary command on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175022.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5ibm/spectrum_protect_plus10.1.0, 10.1.5+1
▶NVDibm/spectrum_protect10.1.0 — 10.1.5+1

Patches

Patch: www.ibm.com ↗Patch: www.ibm.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-6w3r-59v2-xcqg: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-4211: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10↗2020-02-24
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🔍Detection Rules

1
Suricata
ET EXPLOIT IBM Spectrum Protect Plus - Command Injection Attempt Inbound (CVE-2020-4211)↗2025-04-23
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2020-12-08
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