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CVE-2020-4242

HIGH
Published 2020-03-31T14:31:54.455271Z
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CVSS Score

V3.0
8.8
/10
CVSS:3.0/A:H/AV:N/PR:L/AC:L/C:H/UI:N/I:H/S:U/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.037
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 3.7% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.874
Higher than 87.4% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175419.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

IBM

Spectrum Protect Plus

Affected Versions:

10.1.0 10.1.5

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-4vwh-4fp5-8w2x

Advisory Details

IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175419.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4242
WEB https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175419
WEB https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6114130

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: May 24, 2022

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6114130
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175419
Published: 2020-03-31T14:31:54.455271Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T20:58:12.688Z
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