7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-4278
IBM Platform LSF Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

IBM Platform LSF 9.1 and 10.1, IBM Spectrum LSF Suite 10.2, and IBM Spectrum Suite for HPA 10.2 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges due to weak file permissions when specific debug settings are enabled in a Linux or Unix enviornment. IBM X-Force ID: 176137.

INFO

Published Date :

March 5, 2020, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 21, 2021, 11:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-4278 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm spectrum_lsf
2 Ibm platform_lsf
3 Ibm spectrum_computing_for_high_performance_analytics
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-4278.

URL Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/176137 VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/3357549 Patch Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-4278 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-4278 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-269 CWE-732
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    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://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/176137 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/176137 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/3357549 No Types Assigned https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/3357549 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:platform_lsf:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:platform_lsf:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_computing_for_high_performance_analytics:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_lsf:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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