{"id":"CVE-2020-5016","aliases":["EUVD-2020-26263","GHSA-whgp-r3rj-vmxr"],"status":"published","title":"IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse...","description":"IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. When application security is disabled and JAX-RPC applications are present, an attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing \"dot dot\" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary xml files on the system. This does not occur if Application security is enabled. IBM X-Force ID: 193556.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/A:N/I:N/PR:L/C:H/S:U/AC:H/AV:N/UI:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.02497,"percentile":0.84802,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"published":"2021-03-10T15:05:30Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:20:53Z","products":[{"vendor":"ibm","product":"websphere application server"},{"vendor":"ibm","product":"websphere_application_server"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6427873","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/193556","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred","VDB Entry","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5016"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-whgp-r3rj-vmxr"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-5016","description":"IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. When application security is disabled and JAX-RPC applications are present, an attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing \"dot dot\" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary xml files on the system. This does not occur if Application security is enabled. IBM X-Force ID: 193556.","status":"published","published":"2021-03-10T15:05:30.62Z","modified":"2024-09-17T01:40:49.053Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/A:N/I:N/PR:L/C:H/S:U/AC:H/AV:N/UI:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:47.22408Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-26263","description":"IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. When application security is disabled and JAX-RPC applications are present, an attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing \"dot dot\" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary xml files on the system. This does not occur if Application security is enabled. IBM X-Force ID: 193556.","status":"published","published":"2021-03-10T15:05:30Z","modified":"2024-09-17T01:40:49Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/A:N/I:N/PR:L/C:H/S:U/AC:H/AV:N/UI:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:28:47.497259Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-whgp-r3rj-vmxr","title":"IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse...","description":"IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. When application security is disabled and JAX-RPC applications are present, an attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing \"dot dot\" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary xml files on the system. This does not occur if Application security is enabled. IBM X-Force ID: 193556.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T17:44:05Z","modified":"2023-01-29T05:05:59Z","cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:45:55.193009Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2020-5016","description":"IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. When application security is disabled and JAX-RPC applications are present, an attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing \"dot dot\" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary xml files on the system. This does not occur if Application security is enabled. IBM X-Force ID: 193556.","status":"published","published":"2021-03-10T15:15:12.727Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:20:53.88Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"3.0","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"2.0","score":3.5,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N","level":"low","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:37.687844Z"}]}}