CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-1977

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A directory traversal vulnerability in the Web Administration tool in IBM Tivoli Directory Server and IBM Security Directory Server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a '..' (dot dot) in a URL.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may gain access to sensitive data on the server, potentially compromising the confidentiality of information within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of IBM Tivoli Directory Server or IBM Security Directory Server to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Web Administration tool in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (ITDS) before 6.1.0.74-ISS-ISDS-IF0074, 6.2.x before 6.2.0.50-ISS-ISDS-IF0050, and 6.3.x before 6.3.0.43-ISS-ISDS-IF0043 and IBM Security Directory Server (ISDS) before 6.3.1.18-ISS-ISDS-IF0018 and 6.4.x before 6.4.0.9-ISS-ISDS-IF0009 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a URL.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS