IBM Sterling Secure Proxy up to 6.2.0.1 URL path traversal

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy up to 6.2.0.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component URL Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-51453. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy up to 6.2.0.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-51453 since 10/28/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/28/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Business Process Management Software

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• IBM

Name

• Sterling Secure Proxy

Version

• 6.2.0.0
• 6.2.0.1

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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