CVE-2024-51453

IBM Sterling Secure Proxy directory traversal

Published May 28, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.2.0.0 through 6.2.0.1 could allow 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.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Product Affected Version(s) Fixed-in Version(s) Remediation IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.2.0.0 - 6.2.0.1 6.2.0.1 iFix 02

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-16218 IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.2.0.0 through 6.2.0.1 could allow 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:6.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:6.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm sterling Secure Proxy
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm sterling Secure Proxy
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.2.0.0 through 6.2.0.1 could allow 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.
Title IBM Sterling Secure Proxy directory traversal
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
ibm
Published
Updated
Aug 15, 2025, 2:35 PM
Reserved
Oct 28, 2024, 10:49 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 28, 2025, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:05 AM