CVE-2018-1797 — Path Traversal in IBM Websphere Application Server

CWE-22 — Path Traversal3 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
CNA6.3
EPSS
0.4%
top 37.73%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
IBM Websphere Application Server
Timeline
PublishedNov 16
Latest updateMay 13

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 using Enterprise bundle Archives (EBA) could allow a local attacker to traverse directories on the system. By persuading a victim to extract a specially-crafted ZIP archive containing "dot dot slash" sequences (../), an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to write to arbitrary files on the system. Note: This vulnerability is known as "Zip-Slip". IBM X-Force ID: 149427.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDibm/websphere_application_server7.0.0.0 — 7.0.0.45+3
▶CVEListV5ibm/websphere_application_server4 versions+3

Patches

Patch: www.ibm.com ↗Patch: www.ibm.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-vm68-xcc6-2f3g: IBM WebSphere Application Server 7↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2018-1797: IBM WebSphere Application Server 7↗2018-11-16
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