CVE-2018-1770 describes a directory traversal vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this flaw by sending specially crafted URL requests containing "dot dot" sequences to view arbitrary files on the system. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and high confidentiality impact, but no integrity or availability impact. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it is not listed in the KEV catalog, and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.0.0.0, <= 7.0.0.45CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.0.0.0, <= 8.0.0.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.5.0.0, <= 8.5.5.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.0.0.0, <= 9.0.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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[R1] IBM WebSphere Application Server Admin Console File Disclosure
Oct 12, 2018[R1] IBM WebSphere Application Server Admin Console File Disclosure
Oct 12, 2018[R1] IBM WebSphere Application Server Admin Console File Disclosure
Oct 12, 2018