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ibmIBM745AE21F43605ACE2D426F353D5B8367CD542881A7B98874E5D9B47B17AC312F
HistoryJul 30, 2021 - 5:01 a.m.

Security Bulletin: WebSphere Application Server ND, which is included in IBM Cloud Pak for Applications, is vulnerable to Directory Traversal vulnerability (CVE-2021-20517)

2021-07-3005:01:02
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6

8.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

6.5 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

52.6%

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Summary

WebSphere Application Server ND, which is included in IBM Cloud Pak for Applications, is vulnerable to Directory Traversal vulnerability (CVE-2021-20517)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-20517
**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.
CVSS Base score: 6.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198435 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) and Version(s) Affected Supportive Product(s) and Version(s)
IBM Cloud Pak for Applications, all

WebSphere Application Server ND

  • 9.0
  • 8.5

Remediation/Fixes

WebSphere Application Server ND is vulnerable to Directory Traversal vulnerability (CVE-2021-20517)

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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8.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

6.5 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

52.6%

JSON
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