Description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM VIOS 3.1, and 4.1 NIM server (formerly known as NIM master) service (nimesis) could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request to write arbitrary files on the system.
Problem types
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Product status
7.3
4.1
Credits
These vulnerabilities were reported to IBM by Oneconsult AG (https://oneconsult.com/), Jan Alsenz.
References
www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7251173