CVE-2020-4782 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-4782

Vendor Ibm
Product WebSphere Application Server
Published October 28, 2020
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/S:U/C:H/AV:N/AC:L/UI:N/A:N/PR:L/I:N/RL:O/RC:C/E:U

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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 request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 28, 2020 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated