CVE-2015-4988 Path traversal in n/a

High 8.6 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files from the IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience replay server due to a directory traversal vulnerability.

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

What is CVE-2015-4988?

CVE-2015-4988 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the replay server in IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience before 8.7.1.8818, 8.8 before 8.8.0.9026, 9.0.0, 9.0.0A, 9.0.1 before 9.0.1.1083, 9.0.1A before 9.0.1.5073, 9.0.2 before 9.0.2.1095, and 9.0.2A before 9.0.2.5144 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4988?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Tealeaf Customer Experience.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4988?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4988 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-2015-4988 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4988 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-979j-7fmf-jxq3.

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