CVE-2024-40684
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 Operations Analytics - Log Analysis 1.3.5.0, 1.3.5.1, 1.3.5.2, 1.3.5.3, 1.3.6.0, 1.3.6.1, 1.3.7.0, 1.3.7.1, 1.3.7.2, and 1.3.8.0, 1.3.8.1, 1.3.8.2, 1.3.8.3, 1.3.8.4 IBM SmartCloud Analytics - Log Analysis does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.
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 Operations Analytics - Log Analysis versions 1.3.5.0 through 1.3.8.4 do not enforce strong password requirements by default, allowing attackers to more easily compromise user accounts through brute force, dictionary attacks, or credential guessing due to weak or absent password complexity rules.
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= 1.3.5.0= 1.3.5.1= 1.3.5.2= 1.3.5.3= 1.3.6.0= 1.3.6.1= 1.3.7.0= 1.3.7.1= 1.3.7.2= 1.3.8.0= 1.3.8.1= 1.3.8.2CVSS 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
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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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Verify IBM Operations Analytics Log Analysis versionLocate and check the installed version of IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis in your environment (typically found in the product's about or version information panel, or via command line query if available)Affected if The installed version is 1.3.5.0, 1.3.5.1, 1.3.5.2, 1.3.5.3, 1.3.6.0, 1.3.6.1, 1.3.7.0, 1.3.7.1, 1.3.7.2, 1.3.8.0, 1.3.8.1, or 1.3.8.2
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Locate password policy configurationAccess the IBM Operations Analytics Log Analysis administrative console or configuration files where security and password policies are definedAffected if Password policy settings are accessible and can be reviewed
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Check password complexity requirementsExamine the password policy configuration for settings related to minimum password length, character complexity (uppercase, lowercase, numbers, special characters), and whether complexity requirements are enforcedAffected if Password complexity requirements are disabled, not enforced, or set to weak values such as short minimum length or no character type requirements
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Verify default password policy statusCheck whether the product is using default password policy settings rather than custom strong policiesAffected if The default password policy is in use and has not been modified from factory defaults, or no custom strong password policy has been configured
You are affected if your IBM Operations Analytics Log Analysis version falls within 1.3.5.0 through 1.3.8.2 and the password policy is set to default/weak settings without enforced complexity requirements.
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 dataEnable and enforce strong password policies in the IBM product configuration, including minimum length, complexity requirements, password expiration, and account lockout thresholds.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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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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