Medium severity · published Sep 17, 2019
CVE-2019-4442
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9,0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the file system
4.3
CVSS
2.1%
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 file system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to view arbitrary files on the system but not content. IBM X-Force ID: 163226.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 81% 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 8.5.5.16; 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.5.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4442
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-4442
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163226
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/959021
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