PT-2017-14075 · Ibm · Ibm Sterling File Gateway

Published 2017-12-11 · Updated 2017-12-20 · CVE-2017-1548

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Sterling File Gateway version 2.2

Description The issue allows a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system by sending a specially-crafted URL request containing dot dot sequences (../) to view arbitrary files on the system.

Recommendations For IBM Sterling File Gateway version 2.2, consider restricting access to sensitive files and directories as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Avoid using URL requests that contain dot dot sequences (../) in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-1548

Affected Products

Ibm Sterling File Gateway

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1548 · Security Note
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22010738 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1548 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/131288 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102187 · Note