CVE-2018-1797

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    CVE-2018-1797

    Published: 16 Nov 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 using Enterprise bundle Archives (EBA) could allow a local attacker to traverse directories on the system. By persuading a victim to extract a specially-crafted ZIP archive containing "dot dot slash" sequences (../), an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to write to arbitrary files on the system. Note: This vulnerability is known as "Zip-Slip". IBM X-Force ID: 149427.

    References: , http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105982, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042146, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/149427, https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10730699

    Affected packages

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High