CVE-2018-1618 Path traversal in Security Privileged Identity Manager
Remote attackers can traverse directories to view arbitrary files on IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance.
- 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-2018-1618?
CVE-2018-1618 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager, published on 2 Apr 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance 2.2.1 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: 144343.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1618?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Privileged Identity Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1618?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1618 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-2018-1618 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1618 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager
- CVE-2016-5964 Security feature bypass in Privileged Identity Manager
- CVE-2018-1640 Command injection in Security Privileged Identity Manager
- CVE-2016-5958 Information disclosure in Privileged Identity Manager
- CVE-2016-5988 Information disclosure in Privileged Identity Manager
- CVE-2016-2996 Path traversal in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-65jp-fmvg-vc8j.