SB2022092015 - Path traversal in IBM Transparent Cloud Tiering
Published: September 20, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022092015
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29425)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error within the FileNameUtils.normalize method when processing directory traversal sequences, such as "//../foo", or "\..foo". A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and verify files availability in the parent folder.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-transparent-cloud-tiering-is-affected-by-a-vulnerability-in-apache-commons-io-cve-2021-29425/"
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-transparent-cloud-tiering-is-affected-by-a-vulnerability-in-apache-commons-io-cve-2021-29425/</a><br>
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6475629<br><br></p>