CVE-2016-6023

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-10-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

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.

Affected products

IBM Sterling Secure Proxy: 3.4.2.0, 3.4.2.0-ifix1, 3.4.2.0-ifix2, 3.4.2.0-ifix3, 3.4.2.0-ifix4, 3.4.2.0-ifix5 (+3)

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991278
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93347
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991278
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93347

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