First published: Mon Feb 15 2021(Updated: )
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper parameter validation. By creating an unspecified servlet request with specially crafted input parameters, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load a malicious .dll with elevated privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 192155.
Credit: psirt@us.ibm.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center | >=7.1.0.000<7.1.13.000 | |
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center | >=8.1.0.000<8.1.10.200 |
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The vulnerability ID for IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center is CVE-2020-4955.
The severity of CVE-2020-4955 is high.
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center versions 7.1.0.000 to 7.1.13.000 and versions 8.1.0.000 to 8.1.10.200 are affected by CVE-2020-4955.
A remote attacker can exploit CVE-2020-4955 by creating an unspecified servlet request with specially crafted input parameters.
Yes, you can find references for CVE-2020-4955 at the following links: [Reference 1](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192155) and [Reference 2](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6404966).