Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU89105

Path traversal in IBM Security Directory Server - CVE-2022-33165

Published: May 2, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU89105

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-2022-33165

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. A remote attacker can send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.

Affected software

IBM Security Directory Server
IBM Security Directory Suite

How to mitigate CVE-2022-33165

Install update from vendor's website.

IBM Security Directory Suite - update to 8.0.1.21

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