CVE-2021-20517
Published Jun 7, 2021
Last updated 3 years ago
Overview
- Description
- 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.
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 8.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 2.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
CVSS 3.0
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 6.4
- Impact score
- 4.7
- Exploitability score
- 1.6
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
- Severity
- MEDIUM
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 6.5
- Impact score
- 6.4
- Exploitability score
- 8
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-22
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
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{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server_nd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "0983B3A1-AFE5-4E82-9A3C-AA06BFE02BE8",
"versionEndExcluding": "8.5.5.20",
"versionStartIncluding": "8.5.0.0"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server_nd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "B45D54C7-E306-47A5-856F-5B39CD1470E3",
"versionEndExcluding": "9.0.5.8",
"versionStartIncluding": "9.0.0.0"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]