Vulnerability · Published May 28, 2025 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2024-51453IBM Sterling Secure Proxy directory traversal
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in Sterling Secure Proxy from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Sterling Secure Proxy | 6.2.0.0 – through 6.2.0.1 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7234887 vendor-advisory, patch