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Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVE-2014-3914

High
10/10

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Admin Center for Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) in Rocket ServerGraph 1.2 allows remote attackers to (1) create arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the query parameter in a writeDataFile action to the fileRequestor servlet, execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the query parameter in a (2) run or (3) runClear action to the fileRequestor servlet, (4) read arbitrary files via a readDataFile action to the fileRequestor servlet, (5) execute arbitrary code via a save_server_groups action to the userRequest servlet, or (6) delete arbitrary files via a del action in the fileRequestServlet servlet.

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CWE-22 - Path Traversal

Path traversal (or directory traversal), is a vulnerability that allows malicious users to traverse the server's root directory, gaining access to arbitrary files and folders such as application code & data, back-end credentials, and sensitive operating system files. In the worst-case scenario, an attacker could potentially execute arbitrary files on the server, resulting in a denial of service attack. Such an exploit may severely impact the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of an application.

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