CVE-2024-39741: IBM Datacap Navigator directory traversal

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-07-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

IBM Datacap Navigator 9.1.5, 9.1.6, 9.1.7, 9.1.8, and 9.1.9 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: 296010.

Affected products

IBM Datacap Navigator: 9.1.5, 9.1.6, 9.1.7, 9.1.8, 9.1.9
IBM Datacap Navigator: all versions

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/296010
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7160185
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/296010
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7160185

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