Vulnerability · Published Oct 28, 2020 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2020-4782
Medium 6.5
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 2.6% (higher than 85% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.6%top 14.8% 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. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | WebSphere Application Server | 7.08.08.59.0 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6356083 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-websphere-cve20204782-info-disc (189213) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF