Path traversal in IBM Financial Transaction Manager

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU42088

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 1.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0830

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the table-export implementation in the OAC component in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) 2.0 before 2.0.0.3 and 2.1 before 2.1.0.1. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a modified pathname.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Financial Transaction Manager: 2.0.0.0 - 2.1.0.0

External links

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21662714
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90584

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.