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Medium
CVE-2021-20517
IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment 8.5 and 9.0 could...
Vulnerability Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to traverse directories. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to read and delete arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 198435.
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
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
WebSphere Application Server ND
Vulnerable Versions:
8.5, 9.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 7th, 2021
Last Modified:
September 17th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/UI:N/A:L/C:L/I:H/AV:N/AC:H/S:U/PR:L/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.