CVE-2017-1577

HIGH

IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0 - Path Traversal via Dot Dot Sequences

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

IBM WebSphere Portal 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. IBM X-Force ID: 132117.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/132117
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101017
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039405
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22008586

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0290
EPSS Percentile 85.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (11)
IBM/WebSphere Portal 7.0
IBM/WebSphere Portal 8.0
IBM/WebSphere Portal 8.5
IBM/WebSphere Portal 9.0
ibm/websphere_portal 7.0.0.0
ibm/websphere_portal 7.0.0.1
ibm/websphere_portal 7.0.0.2
ibm/websphere_portal 8.0.0.0
ibm/websphere_portal 8.0.0.1
ibm/websphere_portal 8.5.0.0
... and 1 more
Published Sep 28, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026