IBM Planning Analytics Local 2.1.0-2.1.14 Dir-Trav via URL (Auth)
CVE-2025-36357 Published on November 17, 2025
IBM Planning Analytics Local Directory Traversal
IBM Planning Analytics Local 2.1.0 through 2.1.14 could allow a remote authenticated user to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing absolute path sequences to view, read, or write arbitrary files on the system.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-36357 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction and a 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 be very high.
Weakness Type
Absolute Path Traversal
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize absolute path sequences such as "/abs/path" that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. This allows attackers to traverse the file system to access files or directories that are outside of the restricted directory.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-36357
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Affected Versions
IBM Planning Analytics Local:- Version 2.1.0, <= 2.1.14 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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