CVE-2023-46182Network attack vector

Credential disclosure via Web UI script injection

Published Mar 15, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Cross-site scripting in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.3 and 6.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to expose credentials through its Web UI. The Web UI accepts and renders attacker-supplied JavaScript, but IBM has not identified the affected input, page, or missing neutralization step. Exploitation requires user interaction in a trusted Web UI session and can read credentials or alter displayed functionality.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.3 and 6.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to expose credentials through its Web UI. The Web UI accepts and renders attacker-supplied JavaScript, but IBM has not identified the affected input, page, or missing neutralization step. Exploitation requires user interaction in a trusted Web UI session and can read credentials or alter displayed functionality.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-46182
Published
Mar 15, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Sterling Secure Proxy
Classifications
CWE-79, T1056.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 15, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.0.3, 6.1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Sterling Secure Proxyversion=6.0.3, 6.1.0

Published CVSS scores

5.4IBM CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1056.003Web Portal Capture

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