CVE-2014-6182: ibm business_process_manager Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-6182 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in ibm business_process_manager. EPSS estimates a 2.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 17-12-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in an export function in the Process Center in IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) 8.0.x through 8.0.1.3 and 8.5.x through 8.5.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a URL.

• 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.