SB2025021478 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Operational Decision Manager
Published: February 14, 2025
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Authentication Bypass by Spoofing (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-51504)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass IP-based authentication.
The vulnerability exists due to IPAuthenticationProvider is using the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header when authenticated users by IP address in the Admin Server. A remote attacker can pass a trusted IP addresses via the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header and gain unauthorized access to the application.
2) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47535)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an unsafe reading of an environment file on Windows. A local user can create an overly large file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
3) Improper Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38827)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization.
The vulnerability exists due to presence of Locale dependent exceptions when using String.toLowerCase() and String.toUpperCase() for string comparison. A remote attacker can bypass authorization rules using specially crafted input.
Note, the vulnerability is related to #VU98795 (CVE-2024-38820).
4) Improper Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38821)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization.
The vulnerability exists due to improper implementation of authorization checks when accessing static resources in WebFlux application. A remote non-authenticated attacker can bypass authorization process and gain unauthorized access to the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.