CVE-2023-29259
IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX information disclosure
IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX 1.5 browser UI is vulnerable to attacks that rely on the use of cookies without the SameSite attribute. IBM X-Force ID: 252055.
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
CVE List Score used
IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX information disclosure
IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX 1.5 browser UI is vulnerable to attacks that rely on the use of cookies without the SameSite attribute. IBM X-Force ID: 252055.
- Record
CVE-2023-29259- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-32834
IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX 1.5 browser UI is vulnerable to attacks that rely on the use of cookies without the SameSite attribute. IBM X-Force ID: 252055.
- Record
EUVD-2023-32834- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rq33-gw69-r8jf
IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX 1.5 browser UI is vulnerable to attacks that rely on the...
IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX 1.5 browser UI is vulnerable to attacks that rely on the use of cookies without the SameSite attribute. IBM X-Force ID: 252055.
- Record
GHSA-rq33-gw69-r8jf- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX 1.5 browser UI is vulnerable to attacks that rely on the use of cookies without the SameSite attribute. IBM X-Force ID: 252055.
- Record
CVE-2023-29259- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-29259 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Ibm Sterling Connect:express For Unix, published July 19, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.