SB2012070405 - Path traversal in IBM WebSphere Portal
Published: July 4, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012070405
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2181)
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 the Dojo module in IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0.0.1 and 7.0.0.2 before CF14, and 8.0,. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.