IBM Spectrum Protect 7.l Client Backup/Archive Operation privilege escalation

A vulnerability was found in IBM Spectrum Protect 7.l (Backup Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Client Backup/Archive Operation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 07/22/2019. It is possible to read the advisory at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-4236 since 01/03/2019. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/23/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See 138444 for similar entry.

Type

• Backup Software

Vendor

• IBM

Name

• Spectrum Protect

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Class: Privilege escalation (CWE-269)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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01/03/2019 CVE assigned
07/22/2019 +200 days Advisory disclosed
07/23/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
07/23/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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CVE: CVE-2019-4236 (🔒)
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Created: 07/23/2019 06:50 AM
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