CVE-2019-4423

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-09-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2.0.0 through 6.0.1.0 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: 162769.

Affected products

IBM Sterling File Gateway: from 2.2.0.0 through 6.0.1.0

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/162769
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/957207
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/162769
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/957207

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