Security Bulletin
Summary
WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a directory traversal vulnerability. This has been addressed.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-20354
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 194883.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/194883 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| InfoSphere Master Data Management | 12.0 |
| InfoSphere Master Data Management | 11.6 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Principal Product and Version(s) | Affected Supporting Product and Version | Affected Supporting Product Security Bulletin |
| InfoSphere Master Data Management v12.0, v11.6 | IBM WebSphere Application Server version 9.0. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
22 Jun 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:
27 April 2022
Initial Publish date:
22 June 2021
UID
ibm16465913