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Publication date: 2025-11-17

Last updated on: 2025-11-19

Assigner: IBM Corporation

Description

IBM Planning Analytics Local 2.1.0 through 2.1.14 could allow a remote authenticated user to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing absolute path sequences to view, read, or write arbitrary files on the system.

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Published

2025-11-17

Last Modified

2025-11-19

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-11-17

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-36357

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
ibm	planning_analytics_local	From 2.1.0 (inc) to 2.1.15 (exc)
ibm	planning_analytics_workspace	From 2.1.0 (inc) to 2.1.15 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-36	The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize absolute path sequences such as "/abs/path" that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in IBM Planning Analytics Local versions 2.1.0 through 2.1.14 allows a remote authenticated user to perform directory traversal by sending a specially crafted URL containing absolute path sequences. This enables the attacker to view, read, or write arbitrary files on the system.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access and modification of sensitive files on the affected system, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and system resources.

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