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Security Verify AccessApplication · Ibm

CVE-2024-43187

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-02-04
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 10.0.9.0 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
IBM Security Verify Access Appliance and Container 10.0.0 through 10.0.8 transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.

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 confidence

IBM Security Verify Access Appliance and Container versions 10.0.0 through 10.0.8 transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext over a communication channel that can be intercepted by unauthorized actors via network sniffing. This cleartext transmission vulnerability allows attackers to eavesdrop on sensitive data in transit.

MitigationEnable TLS/SSL encryption for all communication channels and verify that sensitive data is only transmitted over encrypted connections. Consider upgrading to a patched version if available from IBM.

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
Security Verify AccessApplication
Affected:>= 10.0.0.0, < 10.0.9.0
Security Verify Access DockerApplication
Affected:>= 10.0.0.0, < 10.0.9.0

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the installed version of IBM Security Verify Access
    Run the command 'docker images' for container deployments or check the appliance UI under About/System Information to retrieve the exact version number (e.g., 10.0.8.0)
    Affected if The installed version is 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.8.x (any version >= 10.0.0.0 but < 10.0.9.0)
  2. Verify if TLS/SSL encryption is enabled for the administration interface
    Access the appliance admin console, navigate to Security > SSL/TLS Settings, or inspect the configuration file (typically 'server.conf' or 'webseald.conf') for SSL/TLS directive settings
    Affected if TLS/SSL is disabled or set to 'off' for the primary communication interface
  3. Check for unencrypted communication channels in the configuration
    Review the configuration files (e.g., 'httpd.conf', 'webseald.conf', or the runtime configuration) for any Listen directives on port 80 (HTTP) or other non-SSL ports, or for 'SSLVerifyClient' set to 'none'
    Affected if HTTP port 80 or other non-encrypted ports are explicitly configured for sensitive data transmission
  4. Inspect network listener configurations for cleartext protocols
    Use the command 'netstat -an | grep LISTEN' or 'ss -tlnp' on the appliance to list all listening ports, then cross-reference with documentation to determine if any sensitive services (admin, API, user authentication) are bound exclusively to non-SSL ports
    Affected if Sensitive services (administrative interfaces, authentication endpoints) are listening on unencrypted ports (e.g., 80, 443 with SSL disabled)

You are affected if your installed version is 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.8.x AND sensitive data transmission occurs over channels without TLS/SSL encryption enabled.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 10.0.9.0 or later
Fixed in 10.0.9.0
Interim mitigation

Enable TLS/SSL encryption for all communication channels and verify that sensitive data is only transmitted over encrypted connections. Consider upgrading to a patched version if available from IBM.

Recommended fix High confidence

10.0.9.0

  1. Obtain IBM Security Verify Access version 10.0.9.0 or later from IBM
  2. Plan maintenance window for the upgrade
  3. Backup current configuration following IBM best practices
  4. Follow IBM's documented upgrade procedure for Security Verify Access Appliance or Container
  5. After upgrade, verify the instance is running version 10.0.9.0 or later
  6. Test that sensitive communications are now encrypted

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Security Verify Access Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation6.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
28.0 hours of engineering $4,980
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