What is CVE-2020-5016?

CVE-2020-5016 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-03-10.

How severe is CVE-2020-5016?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in IBM Websphere Application Server

CVE-2020-5016

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.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.023 (81.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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-2020-5016?: CVE-2020-5016 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-5016?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.