Path Traversal in Ibm Websphere Portal
CVE-2017-1577
IBM WebSphere Portal 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 sy…
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.015 (81.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Ibm Websphere Portal — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
- Ibm Websphere_portal — versions 7.0.0.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-1577?
- CVE-2017-1577 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Portal, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-09-28.
- How severe is CVE-2017-1577?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.