#VU99761 Path Traversal: '...' (Triple Dot) in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy - CVE-2024-41784

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#VU99761 Path Traversal: '...' (Triple Dot) in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy - CVE-2024-41784

Published: November 5, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99761
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41784
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
IBM Sterling Secure Proxy
Software vendor:
IBM Corporation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system.

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


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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