CVE-2024-38337 | IBM Sterling Secure Proxy improper input validation

IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.0.0, 6.0.0.1, 6.0.0.2, 6.0.0.3, 6.1.0.0, and 6.2.0.0 could allow an unauthorized attacker to retrieve or alter sensitive information contents due to incorrect permission assignments.

Published: 2025-01-19 Last update: 2025-07-25 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-38337 is rated Moderate Risk (43.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-38337

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-27 0.16% 0.07% -0.08%
2 2026-02-07 0.11% 0.16% +0.04%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.11% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-38337

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.1 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 5.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-38337

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-38337

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm sterling_secure_proxy >= 6.0.0.0, < 6.0.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_secure_proxy 6.1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:6.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_secure_proxy 6.2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:6.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-38337

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