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CVE-2017-1577

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-1577 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere Portal versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted URL requests containing "dot dot" sequences to view arbitrary files on the system. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high confidentiality impact. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:7.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.90%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0290 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/132117
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/101017
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039405
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry