Remote Directory Traversal in IBM Eng. Lc. Opt. Publishing 7.0.x
CVE-2024-41765 Published on January 4, 2025
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing directory traversal
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing 7.0.2 and 7.0.3 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-41765 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2024-41765 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-41765
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Affected Versions
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing Version 7.0.2, 7.0.3 is affected by CVE-2024-41765Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.