CVE-2024-52891
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, 1.0.2.1, and 1.0.3 could allow an authenticated user to inject malicious information or obtain information from log files due to improper log neutralization.
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 · moderate confidenceIBM Concert Software versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.3 contains a log injection vulnerability where authenticated users can inject malicious content into log files or read sensitive information from logs due to improper neutralization of user-supplied input before logging.
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= 1.0.2.1= 1.0.3CVSS 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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify IBM Concert installationLocate the IBM Concert installation directory and find version information in product metadata, about dialog, or installation logsAffected if The installed version matches 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.2.1, or 1.0.3
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Confirm running versionExecute version command or query the product API if available to verify the exact version running in your environmentAffected if Running version is one of the affected versions listed above
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Verify user authentication is enabledCheck IBM Concert configuration for user authentication settings, user accounts, or LDAP/SSO integrationAffected if User authentication is configured and active, allowing authenticated users to interact with the system
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Locate log filesIdentify log directories used by IBM Concert - check configuration files for log path settings or inspect default log locationsAffected if Log files exist and are accessible to the application
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Check log file permissionsInspect file system permissions on log directories and log files to determine if unauthorized users could read or modify themAffected if Log files have overly permissive access controls allowing unauthorized access to sensitive logged information
You are affected if IBM Concert version 1.0.0 through 1.0.3 is installed with user authentication enabled and log files are accessible beyond the intended administrator audience.
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 dataImplement proper input sanitization/escaping for all log entries and restrict log file access permissions to prevent unauthorized information disclosure.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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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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