CVE-2021-20517 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-20517

Vendor Ibm
Product WebSphere Application Server ND
Published June 7, 2021
Last update September 17, 2024
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CVSS base score

6.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to traverse directories. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to read and delete arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 198435.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 7, 2021 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated