Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 28, 2020· Updated Aug 6, 2024

CVE-2012-4818

Description

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 8.1, 8.5, and 8,7 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by improper restrictions on directories. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability via the DataStage application to load or import content functionality to view arbitrary files on the system.

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Affected products

IBM/InfoSphere Information Serverdescription
IBM/Infosphere Information Serverllm-fuzzy
Range: 8.1, 8.5, 8.7

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References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78651mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_XF
www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-lack-of-path-restriction-may-allow-access-to-sensitive-data-stored-on-ibm-infosphere-information-server-cve-2012-4818/mitrex_refsource_MISC

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