CVE-2019-4013 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM BigFix Platform 9.5 could allow any authenticated user to upload any file to any location on the server with root privileges. This results in code execution on underlying system with root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 155887.

Published: 2019-04-10

Score: 9 Critical

EPSS: 13.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

BigFix Platform

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`9.5`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bigfix_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.13857.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154747/IBM-Bigfix-Platform-9.5.9.62-Arbitary-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10874666
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/155887

History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.13713}`	epss `{'score': 0.13129}`

Subscriptions

Ibm Bigfix Platform

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2019-04-10T14:30:27.523Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T18:19:17.253Z

Reserved: 2019-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-4013

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-04-10T15:29:00.453

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:36:01.900

Link: CVE-2019-4013

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-434
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

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