VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-1770
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 3.48%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.48%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 148686.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.48% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- ibm/websphere application server
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041874Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148686VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10729521Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-30Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041874Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148686VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10729521Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-30Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.