Medium severity · published Oct 12, 2018
CVE-2018-1770
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system
6.5
CVSS
3.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.5% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
Websphere Application Server · Ibm
7.0.0.0 through 7.0.0.45; 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.15; 8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.14; 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1770
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1770
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041874
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148686
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10729521
Exploit
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-30
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