What is CVE-2019-4268?

CVE-2019-4268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-09-17.

How severe is CVE-2019-4268?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Path Traversal in IBM Websphere Application Server

CVE-2019-4268

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 containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 160201.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.027 (84.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Websphere Application Server — versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5
Ibm Websphere_application_server

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-4268?: CVE-2019-4268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2019-4268?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.