title: IBM Sterling Secure Proxy information disclosure
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.
problem types: 256 Plaintext Storage of a Password
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Sterling Secure Proxy
vendor: IBM
versions:
status: affected, version: 6.0.3, 6.1.0
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: HIGH
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 5.1
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: NONE
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL