CVE-2018-1797, also known as "Zip-Slip," is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 when using Enterprise Bundle Archives (EBA). A local attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to extract a specially crafted ZIP archive containing "dot dot slash" sequences (../), allowing them to write to arbitrary files on the system. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to high integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for 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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
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