CVE-2018-2025 describes a vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments versions 7.1 and 8.1, where the software creates directories and files within the CIT subdirectory with world-readable and world-writable permissions. This misconfiguration, classified as CWE-276 (Incorrect Permissions), allows any local user to potentially read or modify sensitive data. Rated with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.4 (Medium), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local privileges, but does not necessitate user interaction. The potential impact is limited to low confidentiality and integrity, with no availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any known public exploits or Metasploit modules available. The vulnerability has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low level of public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.1.0.0, <= 7.1.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.1.0.0, <= 8.1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.1.0.0, <= 7.1.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:*:*:*:*:*:hyper-v:*:* | ||
>= 7.1.0.0, <= 7.1.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:*:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:* | ||
>= 8.1.0.0, <= 8.1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:*:*:*:*:*:hyper-v:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.