CVE-2021-20354 — Path Traversal in IBM Websphere Application Server

CWE-22 — Path Traversal3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 35.83%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
IBM Websphere Application Server
Timeline
PublishedFeb 18
Latest updateMay 24

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDibm/websphere_application_server8.0.0.0 — 8.0.0.15+2
▶CVEListV5ibm/websphere_application_server8.0, 8.5, 9.0+2

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-qq58-vj5v-jxhv: IBM WebSphere Application Server 8↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2021-20354: IBM WebSphere Application Server 8↗2021-02-18
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