Medium severity6.3NVD Advisory· Published Nov 16, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-1797
CVE-2018-1797
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 using Enterprise bundle Archives (EBA) could allow a local attacker to traverse directories on the system. By persuading a victim to extract a specially-crafted ZIP archive containing "dot dot slash" sequences (../), an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to write to arbitrary files on the system. Note: This vulnerability is known as "Zip-Slip". IBM X-Force ID: 149427.
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Affected products
37.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0
- (no CPE)range: 7.0
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.0.0.0,<=7.0.0.45
Patches
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References
4- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105982nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1042146nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/149427nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory
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