What is CVE-2023-46179?

CVE-2023-46179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Secure Proxy, classified under Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-03-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-46179?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-46179 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Ibm Secure Proxy

CVE-2023-46179

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 t…

EPSS: 0.000 (11.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Secure Proxy — versions 6.0.3, 6.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-614 — Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7142038 (vendor-advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/269683 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-46179?: CVE-2023-46179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Secure Proxy, classified under Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-03-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-46179?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-46179 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.