Path traversal in WebSphere Portal - CVE-2014-0918
Published: May 16, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41666
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0918
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
WebSphere Portal
How to mitigate CVE-2014-0918
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.