PT-2025-23090 · Ibm · Ibm Sterling Secure Proxy

Published 2025-05-28 · Updated 2025-05-29 · CVE-2024-51453

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Sterling Secure Proxy versions 6.2.0.0 through 6.2.0.1

Description The issue allows 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.

Recommendations For IBM Sterling Secure Proxy versions 6.2.0.0 through 6.2.0.1, consider restricting access to sensitive files and directories until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, consider validating and sanitizing all URL requests to prevent directory traversal attacks.

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-51453

Affected Products

Ibm Sterling Secure Proxy

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51453 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-51453 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvetracker/24820 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/123979 · Telegram Post
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/7234887 · Vendor Advisory, Patch
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1927750749242699892 · Twitter Post