Case Manager
CVE-2018-1884
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker with access to the system could access files and directories outside the intended path. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
IBM Case Manager 5.2.0.0, 5.2.0.4, 5.2.1.0, 5.2.1.7, 5.3.0.0, and 5.3.3.0 is vulnerable to a "zip slip" vulnerability which could allow a remote attacker to execute code using directory traversal. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.
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This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. IBM Case Manager 5.2.0.0, 5.2.0.4, 5.2.1.0, 5.2.1.7, 5.3.0.0, and 5.3.3.0 is vulnerable to a "zip slip" vulnerability which could allow a remote attacker to execute code using directory traversal techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 151970. Affected products include: Ibm Case Manager.
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
IBM Case Manager 5.2.0.0, 5.2.0.4, 5.2.1.0, 5.2.1.7, 5.3.0.0, and 5.3.3.0 is vulnerable to a "zip slip" vulnerability which could allow a remote attacker to execute code using directory traversal techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 151970.
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Attack Technique
Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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