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CVE-2022-40608

Published: Sep 19, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-22
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 27.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

Spectrum Protect PlusIBM
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
spectrum protect plusibm
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
IBM Spectrum Protect PlusIBM Corp.
Mixed
Databases / relational
ibmcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka international business machines
ibm corp.commercialUSDatabasesaka ibm, ibm corporation

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6620209
ibm.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235873
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235873
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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Timeline

Published
Sep 19, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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