CVE-2018-1797 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2018-1797

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 using...

Vulnerability Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 using Enterprise bundle Archives (EBA) could allow a local attacker to traverse directories on the system. By persuading a victim to extract a specially-crafted ZIP archive containing "dot dot slash" sequences (../), an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to write to arbitrary files on the system. Note: This vulnerability is known as "Zip-Slip". IBM X-Force ID: 149427.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

WebSphere Application Server
Vulnerable Versions:
7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0

Timeline

Official Publish: November 16th, 2018
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:L/C:N/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:R/E:U/RC:C/RL:O

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.