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Sentence 36

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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.

Actual

  • Exploit mechanism: URL request containing "dot dot" sequences

  • Exploit objective: view arbitrary files

  • Attack pathway: remote attacker, specially-crafted URL request

Predicted

  • Exploit mechanism: send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../)

  • Exploit objective: view arbitrary files on the system

  • Attack pathway: remote attacker

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