Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 10, 2021· Updated Sep 17, 2024
CVE-2020-5016
CVE-2020-5016
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. When application security is disabled and JAX-RPC applications are present, an attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary xml files on the system. This does not occur if Application security is enabled. IBM X-Force ID: 193556.
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Affected products
27.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0
- (no CPE)range: 7.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/193556mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6427873mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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