What is CVE-2019-4442?

CVE-2019-4442 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2019-09-17.

How severe is CVE-2019-4442?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Path Traversal in IBM Websphere Application Server

CVE-2019-4442

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9,0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the file system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to view arbitrary files on the system but not content. IBM X-Force ID: 163226.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.021 (79.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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-2019-4442?: CVE-2019-4442 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2019-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2019-4442?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.