What is CVE-2019-4423?

CVE-2019-4423 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sterling File Gateway, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-09-30.

How severe is CVE-2019-4423?

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

Path Traversal in IBM Sterling File Gateway

CVE-2019-4423

IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2.0.0 through 6.0.1.0 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 system. IBM X-Force ID: 162769.

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 Sterling File Gateway — versions 2.2.0.0, 6.0.1.0
Ibm Sterling_file_gateway

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-4423?: CVE-2019-4423 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sterling File Gateway, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-09-30.
How severe is CVE-2019-4423?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.