CVE-2024-37532
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 WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to identity spoofing by an authenticated user due to improper signature validation. IBM X-Force ID: 294721.
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 WebSphere Application Server versions 8.5 and 9.0 contains a signature validation flaw that allows an already-authenticated user to spoof identities of other users. The improper validation likely occurs in SAML token, WS-Security, or similar cryptographic authentication mechanisms where digital signatures are not properly verified before accepting user identity claims.
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= 8.5.0.0= 9.0.0.0CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 WebSphere versionCheck the installed IBM WebSphere Application Server version using the versionInfo command or admin console. Look for the full version string (e.g., 8.5.0.0 through 8.5.x.x or 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.x.x).Affected if The installed version is IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.x or 9.0.x (any sub-version).
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Determine if SAML single sign-on is configuredReview the WebSphere administrative console for SAML SSO configuration under Security > SAML App. Check for any deployed applications using SAML-based authentication.Affected if SAML SSO is enabled and applications rely on SAML tokens for authentication.
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Determine if WS-Security is in useInspect deployed web services and their deployment descriptors (web.xml, webservices.xml) for WS-Security configuration. Check if any SOAP-based services use WS-Security for authentication.Affected if WS-Security is configured for any web service endpoints handling authentication.
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Verify signature validation settings for identity assertionExamine the security configuration files (such as wsjaas.conf or SAML configuration) to confirm whether digital signature verification is enabled and enforced for identity tokens. Look for settings related to signature validation or trust validation.Affected if Signature validation is disabled, set to optional, or not properly enforced for SAML/SOAP identity tokens.
A user is affected if they run IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.x or 9.0.x with SAML SSO, WS-Security, or similar signature-based identity assertion mechanisms, and signature validation is not properly enforced.
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 IBM WebSphere security patches or interim fixes provided in the applicable security bulletin. Review and re-validate all authentication configurations to ensure proper signature verification is enforced for identity assertion mechanisms.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- 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-2024-37532 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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