CVE-2020-5016 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-5016

Vendor Ibm
Product WebSphere Application Server
Published March 10, 2021
Last update September 17, 2024
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

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. 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 10, 2021 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated