CVE-2017-1577 Path traversal in WebSphere Portal
Remote attackers can traverse directories via crafted URLs to view arbitrary files on IBM WebSphere Portal systems.
- 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-2017-1577?
CVE-2017-1577 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Portal, published on 27 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 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: 132117.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1577?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1577?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1577 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-2017-1577 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1577 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Portal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4c93-8286-pv76.