PT-2019-17075 · Ibm · Ibm Sterling File Gateway

Published 2019-09-30 · Updated 2022-12-07 · CVE-2019-4423

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 versions 2.2.0.0 through 6.0.1.0

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 versions 2.2.0.0 through 6.0.1.0, consider restricting access to sensitive files and directories to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider implementing additional validation and sanitization of URL requests to prevent directory traversal attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-4423

Affected Products

Ibm Sterling File Gateway

References · 5

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/162769 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-4423 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4423 · Security Note
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/957207 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/39382 · Telegram Post