CVE-2013-6720

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 29.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-03-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in the Passive Capture Application (PCA) web console in IBM Tealeaf CX 7.x, 8.x through 8.6, 8.7 before FP2, and 8.8 before FP2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via a .. (dot dot) in the log parameter, as demonstrated using a crafted request for a customer-support file, as demonstrated by a log file.

Affected products

IBM Tealeaf Cx: 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 (+5)

References

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32546
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89229
https://tealeaf.support.ibmcloud.com/FileManagement/Download/19eb90ffb8334b398684b4350edc4b7a
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32546
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89229
https://tealeaf.support.ibmcloud.com/FileManagement/Download/19eb90ffb8334b398684b4350edc4b7a

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