VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-4268
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 5.3EPSS 2.67%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.67%). 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 containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 160201.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.67% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- ibm/websphere application server
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/160201VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/884030Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/160201VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/884030Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.