SB2023091127 - Path traversal in IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring
Published: September 11, 2023
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8009)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct a directory traversal attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of files inside an archive file. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into extracting a zip file that contains files that use directory traversal characters, cause a malicious file to be created outside the current working directory and cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or execute arbitrary code by overwriting other files on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Note: the vulnerability has been dubbed "Zip Slip".
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.