Vulnerability · Published Mar 10, 2021 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2020-5016
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in WebSphere Application Server from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.5% (higher than 85% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.5%top 15.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | WebSphere Application Server | 7.08.08.59.0 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6427873 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-websphere-cve20205016-info-disc (193556) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF