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Infosphere Information ServerApplication · Ibm

CVE-2024-7577

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-03-29
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 11.7.1 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
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 InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could disclose sensitive user credentials from log files during new installation of the product.

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 confidence

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 has a vulnerability where sensitive user credentials are being written to log files during the new installation process. This exposes authentication credentials to anyone with access to those log files, potentially allowing unauthorized access to the system.

MitigationReview and secure access to all installation and application log files immediately, rotate any credentials that may have been exposed during installation, and implement log sanitization to prevent credential logging in future installations.

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
Infosphere Information ServerApplication
Affected:>= 11.7, < 11.7.1

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
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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. Verify installed version
    Run 'imcl version' or check the installation directory for version information to confirm you are running IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7
    Affected if The installed version is 11.7.0 (any patch level below 11.7.1)
  2. Locate installation log files
    Search for log files created during the initial installation process, typically found in the installation logs directory or the logs folder within the InfoSphere installation path
    Affected if Log files from the initial installation of version 11.7 exist and are accessible
  3. Inspect installation logs for credentials
    Open the installation log files and search for strings that resemble usernames and passwords, such as 'password', 'pwd', 'user', 'credential', or look for patterns matching authentication data being written during the installation flow
    Affected if Plaintext or weakly obfuscated credentials are found written to the installation log files
  4. Review file permissions on logs
    Check file system permissions on the installation log files to determine if unauthorized users or groups can read these files
    Affected if Log files have overly permissive access controls allowing read access to non-privileged users

You are affected if you are running IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0 and installation log files from that version contain exposed credentials readable by unauthorized parties.

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 11.7.1 or later
Fixed in 11.7.1
Interim mitigation

Review and secure access to all installation and application log files immediately, rotate any credentials that may have been exposed during installation, and implement log sanitization to prevent credential logging in future installations.

Recommended fix High confidence

11.7.1

  1. Obtain IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1 from IBM Fix Central or official IBM distribution channels
  2. Review IBM's official installation/upgrade documentation for InfoSphere Information Server
  3. Perform a backup of the current installation, configuration data, and log files
  4. Upgrade the installation to version 11.7.1 following IBM's documented upgrade procedures
  5. After upgrade, identify and securely delete or redact any log files that may contain sensitive credentials from the previous installation
  6. Verify the upgrade was successful and the vulnerability is resolved

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

Fix this in Infosphere Information Server Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation6.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
28.0 hours of engineering $4,980
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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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