CVE-2020-4689: High severity ibm infosphere guardium z/os vulnerability

Published Oct 7, 2020
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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.

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IBM Security Guardium 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

Affected Software

4 affected components
IBM Security Guardium=11.2
IBM Security Guardium<=11.0
IBM Security Guardium<=11.1
IBM Security Guardium<=11.2

Event History

Oct 7, 2020
CVE Published
via IBM·12:00 AM
Oct 12, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:20 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:20 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

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.

2

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.

3

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

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

4

Who can exploit CVE-2020-4689?

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

5

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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