CVE-2024-49804 IBM Security Verify Access Appliance privilege escalation

High 7.8 Published Updated

A locally authenticated non-administrative user can escalate privileges due to unnecessary permissions in IBM Security Verify Access Appliance.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-49804?

CVE-2024-49804 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Verify Access, published on 29 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Security Verify Access Appliance 10.0.0 through 10.0.8

could allow a locally authenticated non-administrative user to escalate their privileges due to unnecessary permissions used to perform certain tasks.

Weakness: CWE-250

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49804?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Security Verify Access.

How do I fix CVE-2024-49804?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49804 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-49804 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49804 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Security Verify Access vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cqjf-fc5p-6c38.

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