Zip-Slip Vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0

CVE-2018-1797 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 using Enterprise bundle Archives (EBA) could allow a local attacker to traverse directories on the system. By persuading a victim to extract a specially-crafted ZIP archive containing "dot dot slash" sequences (../), an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to write to arbitrary files on the system. Note: This vulnerability is known as "Zip-Slip". IBM X-Force ID: 149427.

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