CVE-2024-41757
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 Concert Software 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.
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 Concert Software versions 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 fail to enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), which prevents browsers from enforcing HTTPS connections. This allows man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept traffic and obtain sensitive information by redirecting users to malicious servers or intercepting unencrypted communications.
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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= 1.0.0= 1.0.1CVSS 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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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 IBM Concert installation and versionRun the following command to check the installed version of IBM Concert: ibm-concert --version, or check the package manager if installed via package (dpkg -l | grep ibm-concert, rpm -qa | grep ibm-concert)Affected if The installed version is 1.0.0 or 1.0.1
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Inspect web server configuration for HSTS headerExamine the web server configuration file (e.g., nginx.conf, httpd.conf, or IBM Concert's embedded server config) and search for the 'Strict-Transport-Security' directiveAffected if The Strict-Transport-Security header is missing or not configured in the web server serving IBM Concert traffic
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Verify HSTS header is absent from HTTP responsesSend an HTTPS request to the IBM Concert server endpoint and inspect response headers: curl -I https://<concert-server>/ -k | grep -i Strict-Transport-SecurityAffected if The response does not include a Strict-Transport-Security header, or the header is missing entirely from HTTPS responses
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Check if HSTS includeSubDomains directive is configuredIf the Strict-Transport-Security header exists, verify it includes the 'includeSubDomains' directive and has a max-age of at least 31536000 secondsAffected if The HSTS header exists but lacks the includeSubDomains directive or has a max-age value below 31536000 seconds
You are affected if IBM Concert version 1.0.0 or 1.0.1 is running and the web server does not return the Strict-Transport-Security header with appropriate configuration in responses.
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 HSTS by configuring the web server to include the Strict-Transport-Security header with an appropriate max-age value (recommended minimum 31536000 seconds) and includeSubDomains directive.
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