Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-31894

Ibm App Connect Enterprise 12.0.1.0 – 12.0.12.2

Published
22 May 2024
Modified
08 January 2025
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 4.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0026 18th percentile
Risk Priority 36 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-31894 is a medium-severity Use of a Key Past its Expiration Date (CWE-324) vulnerability in Ibm App Connect Enterprise. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Brute Force (T1110); ranked at the 18th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and IA-5 (Authenticator Management) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A04:2025 Cryptographic Failures

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

IBM App Connect Enterprise 12.0.1.0 through 12.0.12.1 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive user information using an expired access token. IBM X-Force ID: 288175.

CWE(s)
CWE-324CWE-672

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1110 Brute Force Credential Access
Adversaries may use brute force techniques to gain access to accounts when passwords are unknown or when password hashes are obtained.
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T1110.002 Password Cracking Credential Access
Adversaries may use password cracking to attempt to recover usable credentials, such as plaintext passwords, when credential material such as password hashes are obtained.
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T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
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T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

ibm
app connect enterprise
12.0.1.0 — 12.0.12.2

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 1 hardening rule · 1 OS baseline
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SC-12 Cryptographic Key Establishment and Management good match

SC-12 requires establishing and managing cryptographic keys including distribution, storage, access and destruction, which directly enforces expiration and rotation policies.

AC-3 Access Enforcement good match

Access enforcement applies current authorizations to every request, directly blocking operations once a resource has been revoked or released.

IA-5 Authenticator Management good match

IA-5 requires managing authenticators (including passwords and tokens) with verification, distribution and revocation steps that cover expiration enforcement.

AC-2 Account Management partial match

Account lifecycle management includes explicit revocation and disabling steps that stop subsequent operations on released accounts or identifiers.

IA-4 Identifier Management partial match

Identifier management requires deallocation and reuse controls that prevent continued use of released identifiers.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-05 mostly match
prevents

Enforcing managed authorizations and revocations directly prevents post-release operations on credentials or entitlements.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure development practices eliminate the root coding flaw that permits use-after-release.

ID.AM-08 partial match
prevents

Lifecycle management of cryptographic assets directly includes enforcing key expiration and rotation.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.24 Use of cryptography mostly match
prevents

Use-of-cryptography control explicitly covers key lifecycle management including expiration and rotation.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect use-after-release but does not prevent it at runtime.

A.5.17 Authentication information partial match
prevents

Authentication information policy should mandate key rotation and expiry, directly preventing use of expired keys.

A.8.10 Information deletion partial match
degrades

Enforces timely deletion of resources so they cannot be used after release.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure-coding rules require checks that prevent operations on freed or expired objects.

A.8.32 Change management partial match
mitigates

Change-management processes can trigger key rotation, but do not inherently enforce cryptographic expiry rules.

References