Medium severity5.1NVD Advisory· Published Sep 5, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-32338
CVE-2023-32338
Description
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.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_external_authentication_server:6.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_external_authentication_server:6.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_external_authentication_server:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 6.0.3, 6.1.0
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_secure_proxy:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 6.0.3, 6.1.0
- (no CPE)range: 6.0.3, 6.1.0
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References
4- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/255585nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7029765nvdVendor Advisory
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7029766nvdVendor Advisory
- https//www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7029765nvdBroken Link
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