CVE-2024-51453 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-51453: IBM Sterling Secure Proxy directory traversal

Vendor Ibm
Product Sterling Secure Proxy
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published May 28, 2025
Last update August 15, 2025
View on NVD All CVEs

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.2.0.0 through 6.2.0.1 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 28, 2025 CVE published
August 15, 2025 Record updated