QID 20338

Date Published: 2023-05-10

QID 20338: IBM DB2 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (1115943)

Db2 could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an unquoted search path in sshd_worker.exe. By inserting arbitrary file in the path, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

QID Detection Logic: Authenticated (Windows): This QID checks for vulnerable versions of DB2 on windows OS

Db2 is vulnerable to an privilege escalation vulnerability.

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.4 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4 severity.

Solution

Please refer to the following links 1115943

Vendor References

1115943 - www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1115943

CVEs related to QID 20338

CVE-2019-4587 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
1115943			www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1115943

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