PT-2024-28984 · Ibm · Ibm Infosphere Information Server

Dan - Stefan Craciun · Published 2024-07-26 · Updated 2024-10-19 · CVE-2024-40689

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7

Description The issue allows a remote attacker to send specially crafted SQL statements, potentially enabling them to view, add, modify, or delete information in the back-end database. This is a result of a SQL injection vulnerability.

Recommendations For IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7, consider restricting access to the database to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, limit the ability to send specially crafted SQL statements to prevent potential attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-40689

Affected Products

Ibm Infosphere Information Server

References · 8

• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/7160579 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-40689 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40689 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/297719 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/98824 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/87575 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/1688 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/87731 · Telegram Post