FKIE_CVE-2020-5016

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-03-10 15:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:20
Severity
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. When application security is disabled and JAX-RPC applications are present, an attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary xml files on the system. This does not occur if Application security is enabled. IBM X-Force ID: 193556.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/193556VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6427873Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/193556VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6427873Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm websphere_application_server *
ibm websphere_application_server *
ibm websphere_application_server *
ibm websphere_application_server *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:20:53.880",
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