Path traversal in IBM Case Manager - CVE-2018-1884
Published: November 30, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15969
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1884
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct directory traversal attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to path traversal. A remote unauthenticated attacker can use a specially crafted request with directory-traversal sequences ('../') to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability has been dubbed "Zip Slip".
Affected software
IBM Case Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1884
The vulnerability has been fixed in the versions 5.3.3.0-ICM-IF003, 5.2.1.7-ICM-IF004, 5.2.0.4-ICM-IF003.
IBM Case Manager - addressed in versions 5.2.0.4-ICM-IF003, 5.2.1.7-ICM-IF004, 5.3.3.0-ICM-IF003