CVE-2024-52360
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 Concert Software 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, and 1.0.2.1 is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify, or delete information in the back-end database.
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 Concert Software versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.2.1 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in its database layer. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted SQL statements to execute arbitrary database commands, potentially allowing full compromise of the back-end database including reading, adding, modifying, or deleting any data.
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= 1.0.0= 1.0.1= 1.0.2= 1.0.2.1CVSS 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
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 IBM Concert software versionRun 'ibm-concert --version' or check the installed package version using your system package manager (e.g., rpm -q ibm-concert, dpkg -l ibm-concert)Affected if Installed version matches 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, or 1.0.2.1
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Verify database layer network exposureCheck if the IBM Concert application listen address is bound to a publicly accessible IP or is exposed to untrusted networks by reviewing configuration files or running 'netstat -tlnp | grep <concert-process>'Affected if Database interface is accessible from untrusted networks or 0.0.0.0 without proper network segmentation
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Confirm unauthenticated database access is possibleReview IBM Concert authentication configuration to determine if the database layer accepts connections without requiring authentication, check for any 'allowAnonymous' or similar settings in config filesAffected if Unauthenticated access to the database layer is permitted in the configuration
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Inspect database interaction endpointsLocate IBM Concert configuration files (typically in /etc/ibm-concert/ or installation directory) and examine database connection settings and whether input validation is explicitly disabledAffected if Database endpoints accept raw SQL input without parameterized query enforcement
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Check for recent security updatesQuery IBM Concert for available updates using the vendor's update mechanism or check the installed version against the IBM security bulletin for CVE-2024-52360Affected if The installed version has no corresponding security patch for this CVE
A defender is affected if IBM Concert versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.2.1 are installed and the database layer is accessible to remote unauthenticated attackers, as the SQL injection exists in the database layer itself.
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.
From vendor dataApply IBM's security patch for CVE-2024-52360 immediately upon availability. Until then, implement input validation, escaping, and parameterized queries across all database interaction points to block SQL injection vectors.
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