CVE-2023-29260 IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX server-side request forgery
An authenticated attacker can exploit SSRF in IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX to send unauthorized requests, enabling network enumeration and further attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-29260?
CVE-2023-29260 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX, published on 19 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX 1.5 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery (SSRF). This may allow an authenticated attacker to send unauthorized requests from the system, potentially leading to network enumeration or facilitating other attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 252135.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29260?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Sterling Connect\.
How do I fix CVE-2023-29260?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2023-29260 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29260 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX
- CVE-2023-32331 IBM Connect:Express for UNIX denial of service
- CVE-2020-4767 Memory corruption in Sterling Connect Direct for Microsoft Windows
- CVE-2025-36137 IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX command execution
- CVE-2018-1903 Privilege escalation in Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX
- CVE-2025-36063 Multiple vulnerabilities were addressed in IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6j35-xv72-gppj.