CVE-2018-1770medium
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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.
References
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041874
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148686
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2018-10-12
Updated: 2019-10-09
Type: CWE-22
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Base Score: 4
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 8
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS v3
Base Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 2.8
Severity: MEDIUM
Vulnerable Software
Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from 7.0.0.0 to 7.0.0.45 (inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from 8.0.0.0 to 8.0.0.15 (inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from 8.5.0.0 to 8.5.5.14 (inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from 9.0.0.0 to 9.0.0.9 (inclusive)
Tenable Plugins
| ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128065 | IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0.0.x <= 7.0.0.45 / 8.0.0.x <= 8.0.0.15 / 8.5.x < 8.5.5.15 / 9.0.0.x < 9.0.0.10 Admin Console Directory Traversal Vulnerability (CVE-2018-1770) | Nessus | Web Servers | medium |
| 119679 | IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0.0.x <= 7.0.0.45 / 8.0.0.x <= 8.0.0.15 / 8.5.x < 8.5.5.15 / 9.0.0.x < 9.0.0.10 Admin Console Directory Traversal Vulnerability (CVE-2018-1770) | Nessus | Web Servers | medium |