What is the severity of CVE-2020-4689?

CVE-2020-4689 is rated as high severity due to its potential for remote command execution by an attacker.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4689?

To remediate CVE-2020-4689, upgrade to a patched version of IBM Security Guardium that addresses the CVS Injection vulnerability.

What software versions are affected by CVE-2020-4689?

CVE-2020-4689 affects IBM Security Guardium versions 11.0 to 11.2.

Who can exploit CVE-2020-4689?

A remote privileged attacker can exploit CVE-2020-4689 to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system.

What is CVS Injection in the context of CVE-2020-4689?

CVS Injection refers to the improper validation of CSV file contents that allows an attacker to execute unauthorized commands.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2020-4689

high

8.5

CWE

1236

7/10/2020

12/10/2020

17/9/2024

CVE-2020-4689

First published: Wed Oct 07 2020(Updated: )

IBM Security Guardium 11.2 is vulnerable to CVS Injection. A remote privileged attacker could execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of csv file contents. IBM X-ForceID: 186696.

Credit: psirt@us.ibm.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
IBM InfoSphere Guardium z/OS	=11.2
IBM InfoSphere Guardium z/OS	<=11.0
IBM InfoSphere Guardium z/OS	<=11.1
IBM InfoSphere Guardium z/OS	<=11.2

Remedy

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6346884

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IBM-6346884

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-4689?
CVE-2020-4689 is rated as high severity due to its potential for remote command execution by an attacker.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4689?
To remediate CVE-2020-4689, upgrade to a patched version of IBM Security Guardium that addresses the CVS Injection vulnerability.
What software versions are affected by CVE-2020-4689?
CVE-2020-4689 affects IBM Security Guardium versions 11.0 to 11.2.
Who can exploit CVE-2020-4689?
A remote privileged attacker can exploit CVE-2020-4689 to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system.
What is CVS Injection in the context of CVE-2020-4689?
CVS Injection refers to the improper validation of CSV file contents that allows an attacker to execute unauthorized commands.

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