CVE-2024-45651 IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services session fixation

Medium 6.3 Published 18 Apr 2025 Updated 1 Sep 2025

An authenticated user can impersonate another user due to session fixation vulnerabilities in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-45651?

CVE-2024-45651 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services, published on 18 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services 6.1.0, 6.2.0, and 6.3.0

does not invalidate session after a browser closure which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system.

Weakness: CWE-613

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45651?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Sterling Connect Direct Web Services.

How do I fix CVE-2024-45651?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45651 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2024-45651 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45651 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rvm5-9pv9-2rrc.