CVE-2021-20517

IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to traverse directories. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to read and delete arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 198435.
Path Traversal
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
8.8 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
ibmCNA
6.4 MEDIUM
NETWORK
HIGH
LOW
CVSS:3.0/UI:N/A:L/C:L/I:H/AV:N/AC:H/S:U/PR:L/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 76%
VendorProductVersion
ibmwebsphere_application_server_nd
8.5.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 8.5.5.20
ibmwebsphere_application_server_nd
9.0.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 9.0.5.8
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198435
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6456955
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198435
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6456955