CVE-2024-41784 | IBM Sterling Secure Proxy directory traversal

IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.0.0, 6.0.0.1, 6.0.0.2, 6.0.0.3, and 6.1.0.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot dot" sequences (/.../) to view arbitrary files on the system.

Published: 2024-11-15 Last update: 2024-11-20 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-41784 is rated Low Risk (38.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.09%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-41784

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 2025-12-24 0.23% 0.09% -0.14%
2 2025-12-14 0.12% 0.23% +0.10%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.12% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-41784

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-41784

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-41784

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm sterling_secure_proxy 6.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:6.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_secure_proxy 6.0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:6.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_secure_proxy 6.0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:6.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_secure_proxy 6.0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:6.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_secure_proxy 6.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-41784

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