CVE-2021-20354

published 2021-02-18

CVE-2021-20354: IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL…

Priority P3 49 high 7.5 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR N UI N S U C H I N A N

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 194883.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
ibm	websphere_application_server	—	—
ibm	websphere_application_server	—	—
ibm	websphere_application_server	—	—
ibm	websphere_application_server	8.0.0.0 – 8.0.0.15	—
ibm	websphere_application_server	8.5.0.0 – 8.5.5.19	—
ibm	websphere_application_server	9.0.0.0 – 9.0.5.6	—

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd v3.0 5.9 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd v2.0 7.8 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

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