CVE-2022-43864: ibm business_automation_workflow Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-43864 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in ibm business_automation_workflow. EPSS estimates a 1.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 25-01-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 31-03-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.2 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: 239427.

• 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.