CVE-2014-6095: ibm security_identity_manager Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-6095 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in ibm security_identity_manager. EPSS estimates a 3.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 18-11-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Manager 6.x before 6.0.0.3 IF14 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.