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CVE-2020-4209

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.4 EPSS 1.36%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-05-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2020-4209
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.4
EPSS
1.36%

Original NVD 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 containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to create arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175019.

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