IBM WebSphere Application Server CVE-2018-1770 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:105830

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IBM WebSphere Application Server CVE-2018-1770 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 105830
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2018-1770
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 09 2018 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 09 2018 12:00AM
Credit: IBM
Vulnerable: IBM Websphere Application Server 9.0
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.5
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.0
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

IBM WebSphere Application Server CVE-2018-1770 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

IBM WebSphere Application Server is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability.

A remote attacker could exploit the vulnerability using directory-traversal characters ('../') to access arbitrary files that contain sensitive information.

Exploit / POC

IBM WebSphere Application Server CVE-2018-1770 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue using a web browser.
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