Security Bulletin
Summary
Embedded WebSphere Application Server traditional Admin Console is vulnerable to a directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2020-4782)
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-4782
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 request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/189213 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| Content Collector for Email | 4.0.x |
Remediation/Fixes
|
Product | VRMF | Remediation/First Fix |
| IBM Content Collector for Email | 4.0.x | Apply Interim Fix 4.0.1.9-IBM-ICC-IF008 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
04 Feb 2021: 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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Document Information
Modified date:
04 February 2021
UID
ibm16412265