CVE-2017-1577
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 132117.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm | websphere_portal | 7.0.0.0 | |
| ibm | websphere_portal | 7.0.0.1 | |
| ibm | websphere_portal | 7.0.0.2 | |
| ibm | websphere_portal | 8.0.0.0 | |
| ibm | websphere_portal | 8.0.0.1 | |
| ibm | websphere_portal | 8.5.0.0 | |
| ibm | websphere_portal | 9.0.0.0 | |
References
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22008586
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101017
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039405
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/132117
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22008586
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101017
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039405
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/132117
CWEs
CWE-22
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.