{"id":"CVE-2020-4545","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"IBM Aspera Connect 3.9.9 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper loading of Dynamic Link Libraries by the import feature. By persu","description":"IBM Aspera Connect 3.9.9 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper loading of Dynamic Link Libraries by the import feature. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted .DLL file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 183190.","publishedAt":"2020-09-04T13:35:16.983Z","updatedAt":"2024-09-16T22:40:12.952Z","severity":{"score":7.8,"label":"High","version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AC:L/A:H/UI:R/AV:L/S:U/I:H/PR:N/C:H/E:U/RC:C/RL:O","source":"ibm"},"assigner":"ibm","products":["IBM Aspera Connect"],"affected":[{"vendor":"IBM","product":"Aspera Connect","versions":[{"version":"3.9.9","status":"affected"}]}],"references":["https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6326537","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183190"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T19:47:32.441Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2020/4xxx/CVE-2020-4545.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2020-4545","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2020-09-04T13:35:16.983Z","dateUpdated":"2024-09-16T22:40:12.952Z","assignerShortName":"ibm","assignerOrgId":"9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522","dateReserved":"2019-12-30T00:00:00.000Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"IBM Aspera Connect 3.9.9 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper loading of Dynamic Link Libraries by the import feature. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted .DLL file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 183190."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"IBM","product":"Aspera Connect","versions":[{"version":"3.9.9","status":"affected"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6326537","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183190","name":"ibm-aspera-cve20204545-code-exec (183190)","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF"]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_0":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","exploitCodeMaturity":"UNPROVEN","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","remediationLevel":"OFFICIAL_FIX","reportConfidence":"CONFIRMED","scope":"UNCHANGED","temporalScore":6.8,"temporalSeverity":"MEDIUM","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AC:L/A:H/UI:R/AV:L/S:U/I:H/PR:N/C:H/E:U/RC:C/RL:O","version":"3.0"}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"description":"Gain Access","lang":"en","type":"text"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"ibm","dateUpdated":"2020-09-04T13:35:16.000Z","orgId":"9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522"},"datePublic":"2020-09-03T00:00:00.000Z","x_legacyV4Record":{"CVE_data_meta":{"ASSIGNER":"psirt@us.ibm.com","DATE_PUBLIC":"2020-09-03T00:00:00","ID":"CVE-2020-4545","STATE":"PUBLIC"},"affects":{"vendor":{"vendor_data":[{"product":{"product_data":[{"product_name":"Aspera Connect","version":{"version_data":[{"version_value":"3.9.9"}]}}]},"vendor_name":"IBM"}]}},"data_format":"MITRE","data_type":"CVE","data_version":"4.0","description":{"description_data":[{"lang":"eng","value":"IBM Aspera Connect 3.9.9 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper loading of Dynamic Link Libraries by the import feature. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted .DLL file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 183190."}]},"impact":{"cvssv3":{"BM":{"A":"H","AC":"L","AV":"L","C":"H","I":"H","PR":"N","S":"U","UI":"R"},"TM":{"E":"U","RC":"C","RL":"O"}}},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"Gain Access"}]}]},"references":{"reference_data":[{"name":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6326537","refsource":"CONFIRM","title":"IBM Security Bulletin 6326537 (Aspera Connect)","url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6326537"},{"name":"ibm-aspera-cve20204545-code-exec (183190)","refsource":"XF","title":"X-Force Vulnerability Report","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183190"}]}}},"adp":[{"title":"CVE Program Container","references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6326537","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183190","name":"ibm-aspera-cve20204545-code-exec (183190)","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred"]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CVE","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","dateUpdated":"2024-08-04T08:07:48.838Z"}}]}}}