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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-6720

Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in the Passive Capture Application (PCA) web console in IBM Tealeaf CX 7.x, 8.x through 8.6, 8.7 before FP2, and 8.8 before FP2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions…

EXPLOITMEDIUM 5.5EPSS 29.1%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 29.1%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in the Passive Capture Application (PCA) web console in IBM Tealeaf CX 7.x, 8.x through 8.6, 8.7 before FP2, and 8.8 before FP2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via a .. (dot dot) in the log parameter, as demonstrated using a crafted request for a customer-support file, as demonstrated by a log file.

CVSS 2.0
5.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
EPSS
29.07% probability · 98th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 26 March 2014
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
ibm/tealeaf cx
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS trend
0%15%30%4 November 2026: 29.07%4 November 20264 November 2026

EPSS 29.1% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-32546source ↗IBM Tealeaf CX 8.8 - Remote OS Command Injectionphp · dronewebapps26 March 2014no

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.