CVE-2017-1497
IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2 could allow an unauthorized user to view files they should not have...
IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2 could allow an unauthorized user to view files they should not have access to providing they know the directory location of the file. IBM X-Force ID: 128695.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
3.7
IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2 could allow an unauthorized user to view files they should not have access to providing they know the directory location of the file. IBM X-Force ID: 128695.
- Record
CVE-2017-1497- CVSS 3.0
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2 could allow an unauthorized user to view files they should not have access to providing they know the directory location of the file. IBM X-Force ID: 128695.
- Record
CVE-2017-1497- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-10513 No score
IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2 could allow an unauthorized user to view files they should not have access to providing they know the directory location of the file. IBM X-Force ID: 128695.
- Record
EUVD-2017-10513- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hqmc-6pq9-9x66
3.7
IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2 could allow an unauthorized user to view files they should not have...
IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2 could allow an unauthorized user to view files they should not have access to providing they know the directory location of the file. IBM X-Force ID: 128695.
- Record
GHSA-hqmc-6pq9-9x66- CVSS 3.0
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-1497 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Ibm Sterling File Gateway, published December 7, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.04%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.