CVE-2012-4834

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-11-30 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in LayerLoader.jsp in the theme component in IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0.0.1 and 7.0.0.2 before CF19 and 8.0 before CF03 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URI.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Portal: 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.1-cf002, 7.0.0.1-cf003, 7.0.0.1-cf004, 7.0.0.1-cf005, 7.0.0.1-cf006 (+33)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/51281
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM76354
http://www.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/security_vulnerability_in_theme_component_for_websphere_portal_versions_7_0_0_x_and_8_0_cve2012_48344
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21617713
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24033155
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78914
http://secunia.com/advisories/51281
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM76354
http://www.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/security_vulnerability_in_theme_component_for_websphere_portal_versions_7_0_0_x_and_8_0_cve2012_48344
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21617713
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24033155
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78914

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