Security Bulletin: File traversal vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server Admin Console which is shipped with Jazz for Service Management (CVE-2019-4268)

Security Bulletin

Summary

There is a file traversal vulnerability in the Admin Console of WebSphere Application Server.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-4268
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. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 160201.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/160201 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
Jazz for Service Management	1.1.3 - 1.1.3.5

Remediation/Fixes

Principal Product and Version(s)	Affected Supporting Product and Version	Affected Supporting Product Security Bulletin
Jazz for Service Management version 1.1.0 - 1.1.3.3	Websphere Application Server Full Profile 8.5.5	Security Bulletin: File traversal vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server Admin Console (CVE-2019-4268)

Workarounds and Mitigations

Please refer to WAS interim fix.

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Change History

26 Feb 2020: 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.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: File traversal vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server Admin Console which is shipped with Jazz for Service Management (CVE-2019-4268)