# CVE-2024-31903: IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition code execution

> An attacker on the local network can execute arbitrary code on IBM Sterling B2B Integrator due to unsafe deserialization of untrusted data.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 12 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-96xr-637g-3x8c

## What is CVE-2024-31903?

CVE-2024-31903 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Ibm Sterling B2b Integrator, published on 22 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 6.0.0.0 through 6.1.2.5 and 6.2.0.0 through 6.2.0.2 allow an attacker on the local network to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the deserialization of untrusted data.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-31903?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Sterling B2b Integrator.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-31903?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-31903 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-31903 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31903 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- PoC code for the LPE and RCE (CVE-2024-31903) attacks against the IBM Sterling B2B Integrator (github_poc): https://github.com/ReversecLabs/ibm-sterling-b2b-integrator-poc

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Sterling B2b Integrator

- [CVE-2015-7450](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7450/): IBM WebSphere Application Server and Server Hypervisor Edition Code Injection. (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-4728](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4728/): Deserialization in Sterling B2B Integrator (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-4762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4762/): Privilege escalation in Sterling B2B Integrator (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-1174](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1174/): SQL injection in Sterling B2B Integrator (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-1347](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1347/): SQL injection in Sterling B2B Integrator (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-31903 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-31903 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Ibm Sterling B2b Integrator, published on 22 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31903 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Sterling B2b Integrator. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31903/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31903/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-31903
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31903
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-31903

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31903/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.