CVE-2018-1797 Information

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 8.0 8.5 and 9.0 using Enterprise bundle Archives (EBA) could allow a local attacker to traverse directories on the system. By persuading a victim to extract a specially-crafted ZIP archive containing \dot dot slash\ sequences (../) an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to write to arbitrary files on the system. Note: This vulnerability is known as \Zip-Slip. IBM X-Force ID: 149427.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105982 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042146 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/149427 https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10730699

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.5