What is CVE-2016-6023?

CVE-2016-6023 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-06.

How severe is CVE-2016-6023?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy

CVE-2016-6023

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Configuration Manager in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy (SSP) 3.4.2 before 3.4.2.0 iFix 8 and 3.4.3 before 3.4.3.0 iFix 1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.021 (79.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Sterling_secure_proxy — versions 3.4.2.0, 3.4.3.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6023?: CVE-2016-6023 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2016-6023?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.