# CVE-2012-4818: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote authenticated attackers can view arbitrary files on the system via the DataStage application due to improper directory restrictions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Aug 2020
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2xvj-f2r6-3cg7

## What is CVE-2012-4818?

CVE-2012-4818 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere Information Server, published on 28 Aug 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 8.1, 8.5, and 8,7 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by improper restrictions on directories. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability via the DataStage application to load or import content functionality to view arbitrary files on the system.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4818?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Infosphere Information Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-4818?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4818 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-4818 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4818 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Infosphere Information Server

- [CVE-2009-4240](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4240/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-40752](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40752/): Command injection in InfoSphere DataStage (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-22425](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22425/): Code injection in IBM InfoSphere Information Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-27583](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27583/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-40747](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40747/): XML external entity in IBM InfoSphere Information Server (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-4818 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-4818 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere Information Server, published on 28 Aug 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4818 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Infosphere Information Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4818/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4818/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4818
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4818
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-4818

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