CVE-2023-32338 json
IBM Sterling Secure Proxy information disclosure
published 2023-09-04 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-36582
- cvss
- 5.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- IBM Sterling Secure Proxy
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials
References
-
https
//www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7029765
vendor-advisory, broken-link
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/7029766
vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/255585
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/7029765
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-32338
- NVD CVE-2023-32338
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