CVE-2020-4534

State
Published
Severity
7.8 High
Published
Aug 3, 2020
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Reserved
Dec 30, 2019

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Description

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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.07.8 HighCVSS:3.0/A:H/UI:N/I:H/S:C/PR:L/AV:L/AC:H/C:H/RC:C/RL:O/E:Uibm

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
WebSphere Application ServerIBM
  • 7.0Affected
  • 8.0Affected
  • 8.5Affected
  • 9.0Affected

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