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01 Record

CVE-2020-4717

A vulnerability exists in IBM SPSS Modeler Subscription Installer that allows a user with create symbolic link permission to write arbitrary file in another protected path during product installation.

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base score6.2 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/UI:N/I:H/A:N/PR:N/S:U/C:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
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02 Description

A vulnerability exists in IBM SPSS Modeler Subscription Installer that allows a user with create symbolic link permission to write arbitrary file in another protected path during product installation.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 26.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2021-03-10 15:05Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-17 02:46Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2019-12-30
Assigning CNA
ibm
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 6.2)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/UI:N/I:H/A:N/PR:N/S:U/C:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Weaknesses
  • CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
Data version
5.1
Document digest
9fd87726c2ad1f5ee28c15f5145a0e6bfb1a5f6dca6675c2d06a1e7370892551

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
IBMSPSS ModelerSubscription—

06 References