CVE-2018-1770
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 12, 2018 at 12:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:51 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWebSphere Application Server
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041874VDB Entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148686x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10729521x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-30CVSS
6.5MEDIUMibm
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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