CVE-2024-40689
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 InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify, or delete information in the back-end database. IBM X-Force ID: 297719.
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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL statements via specially crafted input, potentially enabling unauthorized view, add, modify, or delete operations on the back-end database.
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= 11.7= 11.7CVSS 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 InfoSphere Information Server versionLocate and inspect the installed version of IBM InfoSphere Information Server using product version utilities, installation directories, or system information panelsAffected if The installed version is exactly 11.7 (or if running IBM InfoSphere Information Server On Cloud version 11.7)
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Identify web-facing interfacesCheck for exposed web services, REST APIs, or user portals that accept user input and communicate with the back-end databaseAffected if Web interfaces or APIs are enabled and accessible to remote users
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Review input processing pathsExamine configuration settings for data integration jobs, transformations, or any component that accepts user-supplied values and passes them to database queriesAffected if User input fields or parameters exist in data flow components without documented input sanitization
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Check database query loggingReview database logs, audit trails, or InfoSphere audit configurations for evidence of unexpected SQL syntax or injection attemptsAffected if Logs show SQL injection patterns or unauthorized query modifications occurring in your environment
Your environment is affected if IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7 is running and has accessible interfaces or data flows that accept user input and pass it to the back-end database without proper parameterization.
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-provided patches for this vulnerability. If no patch is available, implement strict input validation and parameterized queries at application boundaries, and consider deploying a WAF to filter malicious SQL payloads.
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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-2024-40689 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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