CVE-2020-4240
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow a remote attacker to traverse...
CVE-2020-4240 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus, published March 31, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.97%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 4.8 MediumCVSS 3.0, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 1.97%EPSS, 80th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
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 to overwrite or create arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175417.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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 to overwrite or create arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175417.
- Record
CVE-2020-4240- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/I:L/UI:N/S:U/AC:H/C:N/A:L/AV:N/PR:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-25487
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 to overwrite or create arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175417.
- Record
EUVD-2020-25487- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/I:L/UI:N/S:U/AC:H/C:N/A:L/AV:N/PR:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mh42-q5qx-q9r6No score
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow a remote attacker to traverse...
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 to overwrite or create arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175417.
- Record
GHSA-mh42-q5qx-q9r6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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 to overwrite or create arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175417.
- Record
CVE-2020-4240- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.