IBM Sterling External Authentication Server information disclosure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-327.
Summary
IBM Sterling External Authentication Server 6.1.0 and IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.3 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms during installation that could allow a local attacker to decrypt sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 231373.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Sterling External Authentication Server | 6.1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| IBM | Sterling Secure Proxy | 6.0.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Sterling External Authentication Server VendorIBM Affected 6.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Sterling Secure Proxy VendorIBM Affected 6.0.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_external_authentication_server:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:linux_on_ibm_z:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_external_authentication_server:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- 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-2022-15262 IBM Sterling Secure Proxy HOST header injectionPriority LOW 21
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-35720
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j98c-p6qv-fm8c
References
More IBM Sterling External Authentication Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-03813 XML external entity injection in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2022-06664 Memory leak in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-10407 Broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-10406 Broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2013-00433 OS command injection in IBM Sterling External Authentication Server CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-06662 Buffer overflow in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-35720 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-35720 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j98c-p6qv-fm8c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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