IBM94BCAC63CD98291DDBE73EEDE19F81DDD1BE891D9864522B813A913105F541B6Security Bulletin: Directory traversal attack in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Microsoft File Systems Backup and Restore (CVE-2022-40608)
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
48.7%
Summary
The IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Microsoft File Systems restore operation is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack which can result in gaining access to unauthorized files .
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2022-40608
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Microsoft File Systems restore operation can download any file on the target machine by manipulating the URL with a directory traversal attack. This results in the restore operation gaining access to files which the operator should not have access to.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235873 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| IBM Spectrum Protect Plus File Systems Agent | 10.1.6-10.1.11 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM Spectrum Protect **Plus Affected Versions
**|Fixing
**** Level|Platform|**Link to Fix and Instructions
**
—|—|—|—
10.1.6-10.1.11| 10.1.12| Windows| <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6603663>
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Affected configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm | spectrum_protect_plus | 10.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Related
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
48.7%