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TI-2022-15262 Aliases CVE-2022-34362GHSA-h63x-q57p-mpgf

IBM Sterling Secure Proxy HOST header injection

Priority LOW 21CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.3 is vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper validation of input by the HOST headers. This could allow an attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking. IBM X-Force ID: 230523.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00365 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMSterling Secure Proxy6.0.3—No fix listedCNA
  • Sterling Secure Proxy VendorIBM Affected 6.0.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:linux_on_ibm_z:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onIBM
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:linux_on_ibm_z:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    IBM Sterling Secure Proxy — ibm.com/support/pages/node/6890663

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-16168 IBM Sterling External Authentication Server information disclosurePriority LOW 24
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-34362
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h63x-q57p-mpgf

References

Patch 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
See all 30 →

Sources

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