CVE-2024-38322
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 Storage Defender - Resiliency Service 2.0.0 through 2.0.4 agent username and password error response discrepancy exposes product to brute force enumeration. IBM X-Force ID: 294869.
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 · high confidenceIBM Storage Defender Resiliency Service versions 2.0.0-2.0.4 contains a user enumeration vulnerability where the application returns different error messages for valid versus invalid usernames (or passwords) during agent authentication. This response discrepancy allows attackers to confirm valid usernames through brute force enumeration, facilitating more efficient credential stuffing attacks.
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>= 2.0.0, <= 2.0.4CVSS 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 if IBM Storage Defender Resiliency Service is installedLocate the installation directory or check installed software inventory for IBM Storage Defender Resiliency ServiceAffected if The service is present on the system and is a version between 2.0.0 and 2.0.4 inclusive
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Determine the installed versionUse the product's built-in version command, check the about dialog, or inspect version information in the installation directory or configuration fileAffected if The installed version is 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, or 2.0.4
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Locate the agent authentication endpointReview the application's API documentation, network configuration, or access logs to identify the endpoint used for agent authenticationAffected if The authentication endpoint is accessible over the network
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Test for user enumeration vulnerabilitySend authentication requests with a valid username but wrong password, then with a clearly invalid username, and compare the error responses returned by the serverAffected if The error messages differ between valid usernames with wrong passwords versus invalid usernames, indicating the application reveals which usernames exist in the system
You are affected if IBM Storage Defender Resiliency Service version 2.0.0 through 2.0.4 is installed and the authentication endpoint returns distinct error messages for valid versus invalid usernames.
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.
dbcve · scopedImplement uniform error responses for both invalid usernames and incorrect passwords to prevent user enumeration. Upgrade to version 2.0.5 or later if available, or contact IBM for patch information.
Latest available version of IBM Storage Defender Resiliency Service beyond 2.0.4 (e.g., 2.0.5 or later if available)
- Check IBM's official support portal or security bulletin for IBM Storage Defender Resiliency Service for the most current security patch information
- Before upgrading, review the release notes for versions beyond 2.0.4 to confirm the security fix is included
- Plan an upgrade to the latest available version of IBM Storage Defender Resiliency Service that is newer than 2.0.4
- Schedule maintenance window and back up current configuration
- Perform upgrade following IBM's documented upgrade procedures for Storage Defender Resiliency Service
- After upgrade, verify that the agent authentication error responses no longer leak information that could aid username enumeration
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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-2024-38322 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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