PT-2019-17085 · Ibm · Ibm Websphere Application Server

Published 2019-09-17 · Updated 2022-11-30 · CVE-2019-4442

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 7.0 through 9.0

Description The issue allows a remote attacker to traverse directories on the file system by sending a specially-crafted URL request, enabling them to view arbitrary files on the system but not their content.

Recommendations For IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 7.0 through 9.0, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent directory traversal attacks.

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-4442

Affected Products

Ibm Websphere Application Server

References · 4

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163226 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-4442 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4442 · Security Note
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/959021 · Vendor Advisory