IBM Security Bulletin: Potential directory traversal vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2018-1797)
Nov 15, 2018 8:01 am EST
Categorized: Medium Severity
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There is a potential directory traversal vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2018-1797). This is occurs when an Enterprise Bundle Archive (EBA) is installed into the Application Server that has a path external to the EBA.
CVE(s): CVE-2018-1797
Affected product(s) and affected version(s):
This vulnerability affects the following versions and releases of IBM WebSphere Application Server:
- Version 9.0
- Version 8.5
- Version 8.0
- Version 7.0 Feature Pack for OSGi Applications and Java Persistence API
Refer to the following reference URLs for remediation and additional vulnerability details:
Source Bulletin: https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10730699
X-Force Database: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/149427
from IBM Product Security Incident Response Team https://ift.tt/2QP315H