# CVE-2023-46179: IBM Secure Proxy information disclosure

> Attackers can steal session cookies via insecure HTTP links, potentially leading to account takeover in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h2v7-3fqq-7ff5

## What is CVE-2023-46179?

CVE-2023-46179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Secure Proxy, published on 15 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.3 and 6.1.0 does not set the secure attribute on authorization tokens or session cookies. Attackers may be able to get the cookie values by sending a http:// link to a user or by planting this link in a site the user goes to. The cookie will be sent to the insecure link and the attacker can then obtain the cookie value by snooping the traffic.  IBM X-Force ID:  269683.

Weakness: CWE-614 (Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46179?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Sterling Secure Proxy.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-46179?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46179 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-46179 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46179 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Secure Proxy

- [CVE-2024-38337](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38337/): IBM Sterling Secure Proxy improper input validation (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-41783](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41783/): IBM Sterling Secure Proxy improper input validation (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-41784](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41784/): IBM Sterling Secure Proxy directory traversal (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-6023](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6023/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-47162](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47162/): IBM Secure Proxy cross-site scripting (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-46179 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-46179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Secure Proxy, published on 15 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46179 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Secure Proxy. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46179/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46179/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46179
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46179
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-46179

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46179/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.