CVE-2024-41784 IBM Sterling Secure Proxy directory traversal
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files on the system via crafted URL requests in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy.
- 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-2024-41784?
CVE-2024-41784 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy, published on 15 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.0.0, 6.0.0.1, 6.0.0.2, 6.0.0.3, and 6.1.0.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot dot" sequences (/.../) to view arbitrary files on the system.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41784?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Sterling Secure Proxy.
How do I fix CVE-2024-41784?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-41784 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-41784 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41784 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy
Sources
Also known as GHSA-42jm-px5r-4qxq.