Path traversal in WebSphere Portal - CVE-2014-0918

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Path traversal in WebSphere Portal - CVE-2014-0918

Published: May 16, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41666
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0918
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
WebSphere Portal

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in IBM Eclipse Help System (IEHS) in IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0 through 6.1.0.6 CF27, 6.1.5 through 6.1.5.3 CF27, 7.0 through 7.0.0.2 CF27, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.1 CF06. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.


How to mitigate CVE-2014-0918

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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