IBM Sterling Secure Proxy information disclosure
Priority LOW 24CWE-522Published · Updated
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-522.
Summary
IBM Sterling Secure Proxy and IBM Sterling External Authentication Server 6.0.3 and 6.1.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user with container access. IBM X-Force ID: 255585.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00186 8th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Sterling Secure Proxy | 6.0.3, 6.1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Sterling Secure Proxy VendorIBM Affected 6.0.3, 6.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_external_authentication_server:6.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.3.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| 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:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_external_authentication_server:6.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- 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:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
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 — https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7029765
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-13666 IBM Sterling Secure Proxy information disclosurePriority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-32338
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2268-rqjm-gx38
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-2023-32338 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-32338 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2268-rqjm-gx38 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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