# CVE-2017-1548: Path traversal in Sterling File Gateway

> Remote attackers can traverse directories via crafted URLs to view arbitrary files on IBM Sterling File Gateway systems.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Dec 2017
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-362q-23mx-jwxw

## What is CVE-2017-1548?

CVE-2017-1548 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Sterling File Gateway, published on 11 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 131288.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1548?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Sterling File Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1548?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1548 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1548 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1548 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Sterling File Gateway

- [CVE-2020-4259](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4259/): Missing authorization in Sterling File Gateway (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2017-1550](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1550/): Missing authorization in Sterling File Gateway (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2017-1487](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1487/): Information disclosure in Sterling File Gateway (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-52292](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52292/): IBM Sterling File Gateway cross-site scripting (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2021-20473](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20473/): Auth bypass in Sterling File Gateway (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1548 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1548 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Sterling File Gateway, published on 11 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1548 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Sterling File Gateway. 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-2017-1548/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1548/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1548
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1548
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1548

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