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Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 28, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-4782

CVE-2020-4782

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 request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.

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Affected products

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  • IBM/Websphere Application Server3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*range: >=7.0.0.0,<=7.0.0.45
    • (no CPE)range: 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0
    • (no CPE)range: 7.0

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