Cleartext storage of sensitive information in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy and IBM Sterling External Authentication Server - CVE-2023-32338

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Cleartext storage of sensitive information in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy and IBM Sterling External Authentication Server - CVE-2023-32338

Published: September 4, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU80326
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32338
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application. A local attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


Affected software

IBM Sterling Secure Proxy
IBM Sterling External Authentication Server

How to mitigate CVE-2023-32338

Install updates from vendor's website.

IBM Sterling Secure Proxy - update to 6.0.3 iFix 08
IBM Sterling External Authentication Server - addressed in versions 6.0.3.0 iFix 08, 6.1.0.0 iFix 04

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