IBM Sterling Secure Proxy and IBM Sterling External Authentication Server 6.0.3 and 6.1.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user with container access. IBM X-Force ID: 255585.
Weakness
The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling_external_authentication_server | Ibm | 6.0.3.0 (including) | 6.0.3.0 (including) |
| Sterling_external_authentication_server | Ibm | 6.1.0 (including) | 6.1.0 (including) |
| Sterling_secure_proxy | Ibm | 6.0.3 (including) | 6.0.3 (including) |
| Sterling_secure_proxy | Ibm | 6.1.0 (including) | 6.1.0 (including) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/102.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/474.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/50.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/509.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/551.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/555.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/560.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/561.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/600.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/644.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/645.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/652.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/653.html
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/255585
- https://https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7029765
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7029766
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7029765
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/255585
- https://https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7029765
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7029766