Security Bulletin: Security vulnerabilities have been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server used by IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management 11.6

Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL containing “dot dot” sequences (/…/) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 160201.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-4268
**DESCRIPTION:**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 containing "dot dot" sequences (/…/) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 160201.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/160201 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Security Bulletin: File traversal vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server Admin Console (CVE-2019-4268)

Workarounds and Mitigations

None