5.5

CVE-2020-4209: ibm spectrum_protect_plus Path Traversal

Modified
Published 04-05-2020Last modified 16-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-4209 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in ibm spectrum_protect_plus. EPSS estimates a 1.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.36%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-05-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to create arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175019.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

72%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.36% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links