CVE-2019-4460 Path traversal in API Connect
Remote attackers can traverse directories to view arbitrary files on the system via crafted URL requests in the developer portal.
- 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-2019-4460?
CVE-2019-4460 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Api Connect, published on 20 Aug 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM API Connect 5.0.0.0 through 5.0.8.6 developer portal 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: 163681.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4460?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Api Connect.
How do I fix CVE-2019-4460?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4460 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-2019-4460 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4460 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Api Connect
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xqmh-c3cf-jrc8.