CVE-2019-4252: ibm rational_collaborative_lifecycle_management Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-4252 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in ibm rational_collaborative_lifecycle_management. EPSS estimates a 3.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 27-06-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 6.0 through 6.0.6.1 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: 159883.

• 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.