CVE-2017-1548 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2 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: 131288.

Published: 2017-12-11

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Sterling File Gateway

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_file_gateway:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-10564	IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2 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: 131288.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00496.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22010738
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102187
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/131288

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Sterling File Gateway

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2017-12-11T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:38:40.460Z

Reserved: 2016-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-1548

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-12-11T21:29:00.407

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-1548

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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