Security Bulletin
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
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References
Change History
16 September 2022: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 September 2022
UID
ibm16620209