CVE-2020-4209 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting IBM Spectrum Protect Plus versions 10.1.0 through 10.1.5. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted URL containing "dot dot" sequences to create arbitrary files on the system. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.4, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires low privileges, potentially leading to limited impact on integrity and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 10.1.0, <= 10.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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