Name: CVE-2020-5016: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-5016, CWE-22, CVSS 6.5, EPSS 0.02497

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. When application security is disabled and JAX-RPC applications are present, an attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary xml files on the system. This does not occur if Application security is enabled. IBM X-Force ID: 193556.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 5.3
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Ibm Was	—	Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by interim fixes and then apply latest Interim Fix.	Jul 2, 2021	Mar 10, 2021

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