# CVE-2024-51450: IBM Security Verify Directory Command Execution

> Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on IBM Security Verify Directory servers via crafted requests.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 22 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rm52-52fw-wv7x

## What is CVE-2024-51450?

CVE-2024-51450 is a critical command injection vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Directory, published on 6 Feb 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security Verify Directory 10.0.0 through 10.0.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system by sending a specially crafted request.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51450?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Verify Directory.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-51450?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-51450 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-51450 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51450 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Directory

- [CVE-2025-1411](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1411/): IBM Security Verify Directory Container command execution (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-45650](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45650/): IBM Security Verify Directory denial of service (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-36074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36074/): Security vulnerability has been detected in IBM Security Verify Directory (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2022-32751](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32751/): IBM Security Verify Directory information disclosure (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2022-32754](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32754/): IBM Security Verify Directory cross-site scripting (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-51450 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-51450 is a critical command injection vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Directory, published on 6 Feb 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51450 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security Verify Directory. 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-2024-51450/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51450/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-51450
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51450
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-51450

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.