# CVE-2024-39746: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services information disclosure

> Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information via man-in-the-middle attacks due to missing HTTP Strict Transport Security in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 31 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5fq6-69rp-89qc

## What is CVE-2024-39746?

CVE-2024-39746 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services, published on 22 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39746?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Sterling Connect Direct Web Services.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-39746?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-39746 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-39746 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39746 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services

- [CVE-2024-39747](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39747/): IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services information disclosure (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-45651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45651/): IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services session fixation (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-49808](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49808/): IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services improper authorization (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-39745](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39745/): IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services information disclosure (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2024-45653](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45653/): IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services information disclosure (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-39746 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-39746 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services, published on 22 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39746 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services. 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-2024-39746/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39746/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-39746
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39746
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-39746

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39746/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.