vulnerability
IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2021-20354: WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2021-20354)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Feb 18, 2021 | Jul 2, 2021 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 18, 2021
Added
Jul 2, 2021
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 194883.
Solutions
ibm-was-install-8-0-0-0-ph33648ibm-was-install-8-5-0-0-ph33648ibm-was-install-9-0-0-0-ph33648ibm-was-upgrade-8-5-0-0-8-5-5-20ibm-was-upgrade-9-0-0-0-9-0-5-7
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