# CVE-2024-45669: IBM Security Verify Information Queue denial of service

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service in IBM Security Verify Information Queue via improper handling of special characters leading to resource exhaustion.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Sep 2025
- **Updated:** 10 Sep 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-873m-7p94-jmf5

## What is CVE-2024-45669?

CVE-2024-45669 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Information Queue, published on 10 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security Verify Information Queue 10.0.5, 10.0.6, 10.0.7, and 10.0.8 could allow a remote user to cause a denial of service due to improper handling of special characters that could lead to uncontrolled resource consumption.

Weakness: CWE-770 (Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45669?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Verify Information Queue.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-45669?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45669 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-45669 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45669 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Information Queue

- [CVE-2021-20411](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20411/): Auth bypass in Security Verify Information Queue (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-20408](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20408/): Information disclosure in Security Verify Information Queue (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2022-35287](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35287/): Hardcoded credentials in Security Verify Information Queue (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2022-35285](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35285/): Cross-site request forgery in Security Verify Information Queue (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-35283](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35283/): Denial of service in Security Verify Information Queue (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-45669 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-45669 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Information Queue, published on 10 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45669 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security Verify Information Queue. 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-2024-45669/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45669/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45669
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45669
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-45669

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45669/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.