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Security Bulletin: WebSphere Application Server, which is a component of IBM Cloud Pak for Aplications, is vulnerable to a Directory Traversal vulnerability (CVE-2020-5016)

Security Bulletin


Summary

WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of IBM Cloud Pak for Applications. Information about security vulnerabilities affecting WebSphere Application Server have been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

Refer to the security bulletin(s) listed in the Remediation/Fixes section

Affected Products and Versions

Principal Products and Version(s)Affected Supporting Products and Versions(s)
IBM Cloud Pak for Applications, all versions

WebSphere Application Server

  • 9.0
  • 8.5
  • 8.0
  • 7.0

Remediation/Fixes

Please consult the following security bulletin for vulnerability details and information about fixes:

WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a Directory Traversal vulnerability (CVE-2020-5016)

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

24 Mar 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.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
19 April 2021

Initial Publish date:
24 March 2021

UID

ibm16445039

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