CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-4534

Published: Aug 03, 2020 | Modified: Jul 21, 2021
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper handling of UNC paths. By scheduling a task with a specially-crafted UNC path, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with higher privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 182808.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Websphere_application_server Ibm 7.0 (including) 7.0 (including)
Websphere_application_server Ibm 8.0 (including) 8.0 (including)
Websphere_application_server Ibm 8.5 (including) 8.5 (including)
Websphere_application_server Ibm 9.0 (including) 9.0 (including)

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