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TI-2016-05186 Aliases CVE-2016-6023GHSA-7jcg-2vfq-6gm5

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Configuration Manager in IBM Sterling Secure…

Priority LOW 37CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Configuration Manager in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy (SSP) 3.4.2 before 3.4.2.0 iFix 8 and 3.4.3 before 3.4.3.0 iFix 1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02115 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:3.4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.2.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:3.4.2.0:ifix1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.2.0 ifix1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:3.4.2.0:ifix2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.2.0 ifix2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:3.4.2.0:ifix3:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.2.0 ifix3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:3.4.2.0:ifix4:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.2.0 ifix4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:3.4.2.0:ifix5:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.2.0 ifix5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:3.4.2.0:ifix6:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.2.0 ifix6VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:3.4.2.0:ifix7:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.2.0 ifix7VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:3.4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.3.0VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:3.4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:3.4.2.0:ifix1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2.0 ifix1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:3.4.2.0:ifix2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2.0 ifix2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:3.4.2.0:ifix3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2.0 ifix3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:3.4.2.0:ifix4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2.0 ifix4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:3.4.2.0:ifix5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2.0 ifix5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:3.4.2.0:ifix6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2.0 ifix6 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:3.4.2.0:ifix7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2.0 ifix7 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:3.4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-6023
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7jcg-2vfq-6gm5

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-25603 IBM Sterling Secure Proxy improper input validation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2024-27829 IBM Sterling Secure Proxy improper input validation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2020-03813 XML external entity injection in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2024-27830 IBM Sterling Secure Proxy directory traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-10408 Resource allocation without limits in IBM Secure External Authentication Server CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-06664 Memory leak in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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