8.2
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2020-11847
IBM Privileged Access Manager Command Injection
Description

SSH authenticated user when access the PAM server can execute an OS command to gain the full system access using bash. This issue affects Privileged Access Manager before 3.7.0.1.

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Published Date :

Aug. 21, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 23, 2024, 5:04 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microfocus netiq_privileged_access_manager
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.netiq.com/documentation/privileged-account-manager-37/npam_3701_releasenotes/data/npam_3701_releasenotes.html Release Notes
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-11847 vulnerability over time.

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.netiq.com/documentation/privileged-account-manager-37/npam_3701_releasenotes/data/npam_3701_releasenotes.html No Types Assigned https://www.netiq.com/documentation/privileged-account-manager-37/npam_3701_releasenotes/data/npam_3701_releasenotes.html Release Notes
    Added CWE NIST CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:netiq_privileged_access_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.7 *cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:netiq_privileged_access_manager:3.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description SSH authenticated user when access the PAM server can execute an OS command to gain the full system access using bash. This issue affects Privileged Access Manager before 3.7.0.1.
    Added Reference OpenText https://www.netiq.com/documentation/privileged-account-manager-37/npam_3701_releasenotes/data/npam_3701_releasenotes.html [No types assigned]
    Added CWE OpenText CWE-78
    Added CVSS V3.1 OpenText AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.2
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