Path traversal in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy - CVE-2024-51453

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Path traversal in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy - CVE-2024-51453

Published: May 28, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU109903
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-51453
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM Sterling Secure Proxy

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote user can send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-51453

Install updates from vendor's website.

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