Privilege Escalation in IBM Sterling File Gateway (CVE-2017-1326)
Summary
Vulnerability in IBM Sterling File Gateway (CVE-2017-1326). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
IBM Sterling File Gateway does not properly restrict user requests based on permission level. This allows for users to update data related to other users, by manipulating the parameters passed in the POST request. IBM X-Force ID: 126060.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-1326 has been found in IBM Sterling File Gateway.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "IBM Sterling File Gateway CVE-2017-1326" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-1326 (IBM Sterling File Gateway) — CWE-269 / CVSS v3 4.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-269) exists in IBM Sterling File Gateway.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of IBM Sterling File Gateway.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで IBM Sterling File Gateway を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory securityfocus.com
- patch ibm.com
- patch exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com