CVE-2020-4230 — Improper Privilege Management in IBM DB2 FOR Linux Unix AND Windows

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management3 documents3 sources
Severity
6.7MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 74.33%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
IBM DB2 FOR Linux Unix AND WindowsIBM DB2
Timeline
PublishedFeb 19
Latest updateMay 24

Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.1 and 11.5 is vulnerable to an escalation of privilege when an authenticated local attacker with special permissions executes specially crafted Db2 commands. IBM X-Force ID: 175212.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 0.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5ibm/db2_for_linux_unix_and_windows11.1, 11.5+1
▶NVDibm/db211.1, 11.5+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-759p-vg2c-395m: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-4230: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11↗2020-02-19
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