CVE-2024-49804
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 Security Verify Access Appliance 10.0.0 through 10.0.8 could allow a locally authenticated non-administrative user to escalate their privileges due to unnecessary permissions used to perform certain tasks.
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 Security Verify Access Appliance versions 10.0.0 through 10.0.8 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where locally authenticated non-administrative users can gain higher privileges due to overly permissive file or configuration permissions assigned to certain system tasks.
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>= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.8CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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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Identify installed versionRun the command to display the IBM Security Verify Access version, typically via the appliance management interface or by checking the product version file. Common methods include: log into the appliance admin console and navigate to About/Version information, or use command-line tools like 'show version' if available.Affected if The installed version falls within 10.0.0 through 10.0.8 inclusive.
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Verify local authentication is enabledCheck the authentication configuration to determine if local user authentication is active. Review the authentication settings in the appliance admin console under User Management or Authentication settings, or examine the authentication configuration files in the system configuration directory.Affected if Local user authentication is enabled and non-administrative local users exist on the appliance.
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Inspect file permissions on configuration filesExamine the permissions on critical configuration files in the appliance. Access the file system via console or secure shell and review permissions on configuration directories (commonly under /var or /opt/ibm). Use commands like 'ls -la' or 'get-acl' to list file ownership and permission bits.Affected if Configuration files or system task files are owned by privileged system accounts but readable or modifiable by non-administrative users, or have overly broad permission bits (such as 777 or world-writable).
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Check for permission anomalies in system task directoriesReview permissions on directories containing system task scripts, cron jobs, or scheduled task definitions. Look for locations where system tasks are stored and verify that non-administrative users cannot modify these files.Affected if System task files or scripts are writable by non-privileged users or have permissive ownership that allows privilege escalation.
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Audit non-administrative user access rightsReview the list of local users and their assigned roles or privilege levels through the appliance administration interface or user management configuration. Identify any non-administrative accounts that may have unexpected access to system functions.Affected if Non-administrative local users exist and the system allows them to interact with privileged system tasks or configuration files.
Your environment is affected if IBM Security Verify Access version 10.0.0 through 10.0.8 is installed, local authentication is enabled with non-administrative users present, and overly permissive file or configuration permissions exist on system task files or directories.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade to IBM Security Verify Access Appliance version 10.0.9 or later. If immediate patching is not feasible, review and restrict file system and configuration permissions for non-administrative service accounts to enforce least-privilege principles.
IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.9 or later
- 1. Back up the current IBM Security Verify Access Appliance configuration and all critical data.
- 2. Review the IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.x release notes and migration guide for any pre-upgrade requirements.
- 3. Download the updated IBM Security Verify Access appliance image (version 10.0.9 or later) from IBM Fix Central or the IBM entitled software site.
- 4. Follow IBM's standard upgrade procedure for the appliance, which typically involves uploading the new image through the appliance administrative console.
- 5. After upgrade, verify that the appliance services start successfully and the web interface is accessible.
- 6. Validate that the privilege escalation vulnerability is resolved by confirming non-administrative users can no longer perform elevated tasks.
- 7. Test critical authentication and authorization workflows to ensure normal operations are unaffected.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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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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