What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-8889?

CVE-2018-8889 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 4.7 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

Enterprise Mobility Server CVE-2018-8889

MEDIUM

Path Traversal (CWE-22)

2018-09-19 secure@blackberry.com

Path Traversal Enterprise Mobility Server

4.7

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.7 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 19, 2018 - 20:29 nvd

MEDIUM 4.7

DescriptionNVD

A directory traversal vulnerability in the Connect Service of the BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Server (BEMS) 2.8.17.29 and earlier could allow an attacker to retrieve arbitrary files in the context of a BEMS administrator account.

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. A directory traversal vulnerability in the Connect Service of the BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Server (BEMS) 2.8.17.29 and earlier could allow an attacker to retrieve arbitrary files in the context of a BEMS administrator account. Affected products include: Blackberry Enterprise Mobility Server.

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.