IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9,0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the file system.

published 2019-09-17 7y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-14049

cvss: 4.3; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.1%; EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9,0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the file system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to view arbitrary files on the system but not content. IBM X-Force ID: 163226.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/959021 advisory

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Exploit prediction

2.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	4.3	CVSS:3.0/PR:L/I:N/C:L/AV:N/S:U/AC:L/A:N/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
NVD	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.0	4.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/959021
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/163226
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-4442
NVD CVE-2019-4442

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