CVE-2024-31887
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM Security Verify Privilege 11.6.25 could allow an unauthenticated actor to obtain sensitive information from the SOAP API. IBM X-Force ID: 287651.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIBM Security Verify Privilege version 11.6.25 contains a vulnerability in its SOAP API that allows unauthenticated attackers to obtain sensitive information. The issue stems from improper access controls on the SOAP API endpoint, enabling unauthorized access to potentially sensitive data without requiring authentication credentials.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 11.6.25CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed IBM Security Verify Privilege versionCheck the product version through the administrative console or by querying the installed packages/services. On Linux systems, this may involve checking RPM/dpkg packages or the installation directory for version files.Affected if The installed version is exactly 11.6.25
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Locate the SOAP API endpointExamine the application configuration files (typically found in the installation directory under conf/ or config/) to identify the SOAP API endpoint URL and configuration settings.Affected if SOAP API endpoint is configured and accessible within the application
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Verify SOAP API authentication requirementsReview the SOAP API configuration files to determine whether authentication enforcement is properly configured for all endpoints. Check for any endpoints that may allow anonymous or unauthenticated access.Affected if SOAP API endpoints do not require authentication credentials or have misconfigured access controls that permit unauthenticated access
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Assess network exposure of the SOAP APIReview firewall rules, network configuration, or reverse proxy settings to determine if the SOAP API endpoint is exposed to untrusted networks or the public internet.Affected if SOAP API endpoint is reachable from untrusted networks without proper network-level access restrictions
You are affected if you are running exactly version 11.6.25 of IBM Security Verify Privilege and the SOAP API endpoint is accessible without authentication from an untrusted network.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor patch when available, or implement strict network access controls to limit exposure of the SOAP API to trusted networks only. Review and enforce authentication requirements for all SOAP API endpoints.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-31887 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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