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Security Verify AccessApplication · Ibm

CVE-2024-45659

MEDIUM · 5.3 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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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 versions 10.0.0 through 10.0.8 returns detailed technical error messages to users, which can expose sensitive system information such as stack traces, configuration details, or internal paths. This information disclosure could aid attackers in reconnaissance and planning further attacks against the system.

MitigationConfigure the application to return generic, user-friendly error messages instead of detailed technical information. Review and restrict verbose error logging that could be exposed externally.

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
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 IBM Security Verify Access version
    Check the product version via the admin web interface (typically under About or System Information), or run 'docker images' for Docker deployments, or check the installation directory for version files
    Affected if Version is 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.8.x (or any version < 10.0.9.0)
  2. Trigger a deliberate error condition
    Send a malformed request to the login page or API endpoint, or intentionally cause an authentication failure with invalid credentials
    Affected if The error response returned to the browser includes stack traces, Java exception details, file paths, or internal system information rather than a generic message
  3. Examine HTTP response headers and body
    Use browser developer tools or a tool like curl to capture the full response from a failed request; inspect both the HTML body and any error pages served
    Affected if Error pages contain technical details such as servlet container information, JVM details, or debug output
  4. Review error handling configuration
    Locate and inspect the WebSEAL or reverse proxy configuration files (such as webseald.conf or pdwebrfc.conf) for settings related to error page generation and verbose error output
    Affected if Custom error handlers are configured to include detailed diagnostics or if default error pages are not overridden with generic templates

You are affected if your installed version is 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.8.x AND your system returns detailed technical error information (stack traces, internal paths, configuration details) to end users instead of generic error messages.

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

Configure the application to return generic, user-friendly error messages instead of detailed technical information. Review and restrict verbose error logging that could be exposed externally.

Recommended fix High confidence

10.0.9.0 or later

  1. Plan and schedule the upgrade maintenance window
  2. Backup the current IBM Security Verify Access configuration and data
  3. Upgrade IBM Security Verify Access Appliance or Container to version 10.0.9.0 or later
  4. After upgrade, verify the system is operational and functioning correctly
  5. Test application workflows to confirm normal operation post-upgrade

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

Fix this in Security Verify Access Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,750
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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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