SB2022092015 - Path traversal in IBM Transparent Cloud Tiering 



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

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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.