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CVE-2015-7817

IBM System Networking Switch Center FileReader.jsp Directory Traversal Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.1
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Race condition in the administration-panel web service in IBM System Networking Switch Center (SNSC) before 7.3.1.5 and Lenovo Switch Center before 8.1.2.0 allows remote attackers to obtain privileged-account access, and consequently provide FileReader.jsp input containing directory traversal sequences to read arbitrary text files, via a request to port 40080 or 40443.

Condición de carrera en el servicio web administration-panel en IBM System Networking Switch Center (SNSC) en versiones anteriores a 7.3.1.5 y Lenovo Switch Center en versiones anteriores a 8.1.2.0 permite a atacantes remotos obtener acceso a cuentas privilegiadas, y consecuentemente proveer una entrada FileReader.jsp que contiene secuencias de salto de directorio para leer archivos de texto arbitrarios, a través de una petición al puerto 40080 o 40443.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose information on vulnerable installations of IBM System Networking Switch Center. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaws exist within the IBM SNSC Web Service, which listens by default on ports 40080 (HTTP) or 40443 (HTTPS) for requests to the administration panel. The first is a race condition, which allows the for the temporary use of a fixed privileged account which is forbidden from interactive login, and the second is a directory traversal vulnerability in FileReader.jsp. By combining these two vulnerabilities, an attacker can read arbitrary text files on the system.

*Credits: Andrea Micalizzi (rgod)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2015-10-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2015-11-10 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-01 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ibm
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 System Networking Switch Center
Search vendor "Ibm" for product "System Networking Switch Center"
 <= 7.3.1.4
Search vendor "Ibm" for product "System Networking Switch Center" and version " <= 7.3.1.4"
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Affected
Lenovo
Search vendor "Lenovo"
 Switch Center
Search vendor "Lenovo" for product "Switch Center"
 <= 8.1.1.0
Search vendor "Lenovo" for product "Switch Center" and version " <= 8.1.1.0"
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Affected