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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-51453

IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.2.0.0 through 6.2.0.1 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system.

Published May 28, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 15, 2025 · IBM Sterling Secure Proxy

Check this week

CVE-2024-51453 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 52.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run IBM Sterling Secure Proxy.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
52.00%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.2.0.0 ≤6.2.0.1

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.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.2.0.0 ≤6.2.0.16.2.0.0 ≤6.2.0.1

How to fix CVE-2024-51453

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-51453 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 52.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run IBM Sterling Secure Proxy.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.2.0.0 ≤6.2.0.1 6.2.0.0 ≤6.2.0.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 52.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 28, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Aug 15, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-51453

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-16218

    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.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.