Environment
Micro Focus Vibe 4.0.2 (and earlier)
Situation
An absolute path traversal vulnerability (CWE-36) in Micro Focus Vibe 4.0.2 and earlier allows a remote authenticated attacker to download arbitrary files from the server by submitting a specially crafted request to the viewFile endpoint. Note that the attack can be performed without authentication if Guest access is enabled (Guest access is disabled by default).
Resolution
A fix for this issue is available in Micro Focus Vibe 4.0.3.
Additional Information
CVE-2017-7433 (More details: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7433)
Special thanks to Kacper Szurek (https://security.szurek.pl/) for reporting this issue.
Special thanks to Kacper Szurek (https://security.szurek.pl/) for reporting this issue.