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App Connect Enterprise Certified ContainerApplication · Ibm

CVE-2024-51465

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-12-04
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 12.4 or later.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable 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 App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 11.4, 11.5, 11.6, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and 12.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system by sending a specially crafted request.

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 App Connect Enterprise Certified Container versions 11.4 through 12.3 contain a command injection vulnerability that allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary system commands by sending specially crafted requests. This represents a critical security flaw enabling complete system compromise.

MitigationApply IBM's official patch or upgrade to a fixed version when released. In the interim, restrict network access to the container management interfaces, minimize the number of authenticated users with elevated privileges, and implement strict input validation and monitoring for suspicious command-like requests.

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
App Connect Enterprise Certified ContainerApplication
Affected:>= 11.4, < 12.4

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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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 checks

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

  1. Identify IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container deployment
    List running containers or check your container orchestration platform (Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc.) for deployments named 'ibm-app-connect-enterprise' or similar. Use 'kubectl get pods -A | grep -i appconnect' or 'docker ps -a' to find container instances.
    Affected if The container is present in the environment
  2. Check installed version
    Inspect the container image version tag or deployment configuration. Run 'kubectl get deployment <name> -o jsonpath="{.spec.template.spec.containers[].image}"' or check your container registry for the image tag used. Compare the version number to the affected range: 11.4 through 12.3.
    Affected if The running version is 11.4, 11.5, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, or 12.3 (any version >= 11.4 but < 12.4)
  3. Verify if remote management or API is accessible
    Check network policies, ingress rules, or service configurations to determine if the container's management ports (typically 7080, 7443, or custom management ports) are exposed externally. Review your load balancer or ingress controller configuration.
    Affected if Management interfaces are reachable from outside the local network or untrusted networks
  4. Confirm authentication is enabled
    Review the container configuration for user accounts, LDAP integration, or API keys used to access management functions. Check if the integration server or dashboard requires login credentials.
    Affected if Authentication is configured and users can send requests to the management API

If the container runs version 11.4 through 12.3 and its management interface is network-accessible with authentication enabled, the environment is vulnerable to command injection attacks.

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 12.4 or later
Fixed in 12.4
Interim mitigation

Apply IBM's official patch or upgrade to a fixed version when released. In the interim, restrict network access to the container management interfaces, minimize the number of authenticated users with elevated privileges, and implement strict input validation and monitoring for suspicious command-like requests.

Recommended fix High confidence

12.4 or later (any 12.x version >= 12.4)

  1. 1. Back up all existing IBM App Connect Enterprise configuration, integration flows, and persistent data
  2. 2. Review the IBM App Connect Enterprise 12.4 release notes for any breaking changes or migration requirements
  3. 3. Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade procedure
  4. 4. Pull the new container image for version 12.4 or later: docker pull ibm-appconnectenterprise certified-container:12.4.0 (or latest 12.x version)
  5. 5. Test the upgrade in a non-production environment first to verify compatibility with your integration solutions
  6. 6. Deploy the updated container image to your production environment
  7. 7. Verify that all integration flows are functioning correctly after the upgrade
Caveat Review 12.4 release notes for potential breaking changes; upgrade testing in non-production environment recommended

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

Fix this in App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing10.0 h
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