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IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2020-4163: WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a command execution vulnerability (CVE-2020-4163)

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IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2020-4163: WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a command execution vulnerability (CVE-2020-4163)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/04/2020
Created
02/19/2020
Added
02/18/2020
Modified
02/18/2020

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0, under specialized conditions, could allow an authenticated user to create a maliciously crafted file name which would be misinterpreted as jsp content and executed. IBM X-Force ID: 174397.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-was-install-7-0-0-0-ph20785
  • ibm-was-install-8-0-0-0-ph20785
  • ibm-was-install-8-5-0-0-ph20785
  • ibm-was-install-9-0-0-0-ph20785
  • ibm-was-upgrade-8-5-0-0-8-5-5-17
  • ibm-was-upgrade-9-0-0-0-9-0-5-3

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