IBM Operations Analytics up to 7.2.0.14 User Account weak password

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in IBM Operations Analytics up to 7.2.0.14. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component User Account Handler. Such manipulation leads to weak password. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-40684. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Operations Analytics up to 7.2.0.14 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component User Account Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a weak password vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-521. The product does not require that users should have strong passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis 1.3.5.0, 1.3.5.1, 1.3.5.2, 1.3.5.3, 1.3.6.0, 1.3.6.1, 1.3.7.0, 1.3.7.1, 1.3.7.2, and 1.3.8.0, 1.3.8.1, 1.3.8.2, 1.3.8.3, 1.3.8.4 IBM SmartCloud Analytics - Log Analysis does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.

The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-40684 since 07/08/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/07/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1552 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-55600). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Vendor

• IBM

Name

• Operations Analytics

Version

• 1.3.0
• 1.3.1
• 1.3.2
• 1.3.3
• 1.3.4
• 1.3.5
• 1.3.6
• 1.3.6.0
• 1.3.6.1
• 1.3.7
• 1.3.7.0
• 1.3.7.1
• 1.3.7.2
• 1.3.8.0
• 1.3.8.1
• 1.3.8.2
• 1.3.8.3
• 1.3.8.4
• 7.2.0.0
• 7.2.0.1
• 7.2.0.2
• 7.2.0.3
• 7.2.0.4
• 7.2.0.5
• 7.2.0.6
• 7.2.0.7
• 7.2.0.8
• 7.2.0.9
• 7.2.0.10
• 7.2.0.11
• 7.2.0.12
• 7.2.0.13
• 7.2.0.14

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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