CVE-2020-4782
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.026 · 85 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM WebSphere Application Server 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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (8)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm websphere application server7.0.0.0 → 7.0.0.45nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere application server8.0.0.0 → 8.0.0.15nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere application server8.5.0.0 → 8.5.5.18nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere application server9.0.0.0 → 9.0.5.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/50209cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/189213cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4782cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/WebSphere-AS-directory-traversal-via-Admin-Console-33695cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.3704/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-content-collector-for-email-is-affected-by-a-embedded-websphere-application-server-admin-console/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-security-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-websphere-application-server-in-ibm-cloud-4/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-tivoli-monitoring-embedded-websphere-application-server/cnnvd
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