CVE-2020-5016 Information

Description

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 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/193556 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6427873

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

6.5