CVE-2020-4240

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-22

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	Spectrum Protect Plus	10.1.0; 10.1.5

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175417VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6116488Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175417VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6116488Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 31, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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