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CVE-2024-45658

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-02-04
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 10.0.8 or later.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned. This information could be used in further attacks against the system.

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 return detailed technical error messages to users, which can expose sensitive system information such as stack traces, file paths, configuration details, or internal logic. A remote attacker can trigger these verbose errors and collect the leaked information to plan further attacks against the system.

MitigationUpgrade IBM Security Verify Access to a version beyond 10.0.8, or implement custom error handling to suppress detailed technical messages and return generic error responses to users in production environments.

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, <= 10.0.8

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
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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 installed version
    Check the IBM Security Verify Access version using the product's built-in version command, admin console, or system information interface. Common methods include running 'iverify -version', accessing /opt/ibm/verify/version, or checking the admin dashboard under System Information or About sections.
    Affected if The installed version is 10.0.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.0.4, 10.0.5, 10.0.6, 10.0.7, or 10.0.8.
  2. Trigger a test error condition
    Intentionally submit invalid input or access a non-existent resource through the web interface or API to force an error response. This can include malformed requests, invalid credentials, or accessing undefined endpoints.
    Affected if The error response contains stack traces, file paths, internal logic details, or configuration information rather than a generic message.
  3. Examine HTTP error responses
    Capture and review HTTP responses from the application when errors occur. Look at response bodies for technical details such as Java/Python stack traces, absolute file paths, environment variables, or framework-specific error pages.
    Affected if Responses include technical debugging information visible to remote users.
  4. Check custom error handling configuration
    Review the product's error handling or response configuration settings. Look for custom error page definitions, error suppression settings, or middleware configurations that control what gets displayed to users.
    Affected if No custom error handling is configured and the product is using default error pages that expose technical details.

You are affected if your installed version falls within 10.0.0 to 10.0.8 and your application returns detailed technical information (stack traces, file paths, or internal logic) in error responses to users.

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

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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 a release after 10.0.8
Interim mitigation

Upgrade IBM Security Verify Access to a version beyond 10.0.8, or implement custom error handling to suppress detailed technical messages and return generic error responses to users in production environments.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

10.0.9 or later

  1. Upgrade IBM Security Verify Access to a version beyond 10.0.8 (such as 10.0.9 or later) to remediate the information disclosure vulnerability.
  2. After upgrade, verify that detailed technical error messages are no longer returned to users.
  3. Test that the application functions normally after the upgrade.
Caveat Review IBM Security Verify Access release notes for any configuration or behavioral changes between 10.0.8 and the target version.

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

Fix this in Security Verify Access Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation3.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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