CVE-2021-20511: ibm security verify access Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-20511 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in ibm security verify access. EPSS estimates a 1.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 15-07-2021
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM Security Verify Access Docker 10.0.0 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: 198300.

• 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.