Medium severity · published Feb 14, 2025
CVE-2024-56477
IBM Power Hardware Management Console directory traversal
6.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Power Hardware Management Console V10.3.1050.0 could allow an authenticated user 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PH
Power Hardware Management Console · IBM
10.3.1050.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56477
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56477
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183224
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