CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-32338

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Published: Sep 05, 2023 | Modified: Sep 08, 2023
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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

References