Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in Apache Commons IO that could allow aremote attacker to traverse directories on the system. The code is used by IBM Process Mining. This bulletin identifies the security fixes to apply to address the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-29425
DESCRIPTION: Apache Commons IO could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system, caused by improper input validation by the FileNameUtils.normalize method. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199852 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Process Mining | 1.12.0.3 |
Remediation/Fixes
Remediation/Fixes guidance:
| Product(s) | Version(s) number and/or range | Remediation/Fix/Instructions |
| IBM Process Mining | 1.12.0.3 |
Upgrade to version 1.12.0.4 4. Follow install instructions |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None known
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References
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Acknowledgement
Change History
12 Apr 2022: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
01 February 2023
UID
ibm16574039