CVE-2018-1770

6.5 mediumEPSS 3.5%

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. IBM X-Force ID: 148686.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

6.5 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 3.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 89% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-22
Published: 2018-10-12
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

ibm:websphere_application_server

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041874
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148686
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10729521
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-30
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041874

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