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CVE-2017-1577
IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a…
High7.5EPSS 2.9%
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Description
IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 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: 132117.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
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- CWE-22 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-22 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected 7.0
- affected 8.0
- affected 8.5
- affected 9.0
References (4)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/132117 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 101017 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1039405 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22008586 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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