CVE-2014-6122 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can write to arbitrary folders and execute commands via modified arguments in IBM AppScan Enterprise.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-6122?

CVE-2014-6122 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Dec 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Security AppScan Enterprise 8.5 before 8.5 IFix 002, 8.6 before 8.6 IFix 004, 8.7 before 8.7 IFix 004, 8.8 before 8.8 iFix 003, 9.0 before 9.0.0.1 iFix 003, and 9.0.1 before 9.0.1 iFix 001 allows remote authenticated users to write to arbitrary folders, and consequently execute arbitrary commands, via a modified argument.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6122?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Security Appscan, Ibm Security Appscan Source.

How do I fix CVE-2014-6122?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6122 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2014-6122 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6122 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hp43-2xcx-39hv.

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