Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-39742

Ibm Mq Operator 2.0.0 – 2.0.24

Published
08 July 2024
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0076 52th percentile
Risk Priority 61 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-39742 is a high-severity Partial String Comparison (CWE-187) vulnerability in Ibm Mq Operator. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 48% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and AC-25 (Reference Monitor) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

IBM MQ Operator 3.2.2 and IBM MQ Operator 2.0.24 could allow a user to bypass authentication under certain configurations due to a partial string comparison vulnerability. IBM X-Force ID: 297169.

CWE(s)
CWE-187CWE-697

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

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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T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
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T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information Stealth
Adversaries may attempt to make an executable or file difficult to discover or analyze by encrypting, encoding, or otherwise obfuscating its contents on the system or in transit.
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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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T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
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T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may circumvent mechanisms designed to control privilege elevation to gain higher-level permissions.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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CVE-2025-27365Same product: Ibm Mq Operator
CVE-2024-40681Same product: Ibm Mq Operator
CVE-2025-27909Same vendor: Ibm
CVE-2023-50940Same vendor: Ibm
CVE-2025-33013Same product: Ibm Mq Operator
CVE-2025-36041Same product: Ibm Mq Operator

Affected Assets

ibm
mq operator
3.0.0, 3.0.1 · 2.0.0 — 2.0.24 · 2.2.0 — 2.2.2 · 2.3.0 — 2.3.3

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)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V10.4.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation good match

Developer testing and evaluation can discover incomplete string comparisons through targeted test cases.

AC-25 Reference Monitor partial match

A reference monitor must be small and correct, structurally limiting the chance of flawed comparison logic in authorization decisions.

AC-3 Access Enforcement partial match

Access enforcement depends on correct authorization checks; partial comparisons would violate the required enforcement of full authorizations.

SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles partial match

Security engineering principles include correct and complete comparison logic to avoid flawed decision points.

SI-10 Information Input Validation partial match

Input validation requirements force complete rather than partial string comparisons before decisions are made.

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.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent unsafe string comparisons by enforcing proper API usage and testing.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability identification processes can discover partial-comparison flaws during code or binary analysis.

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.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect and prevent partial string comparison flaws before deployment.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle practices can include requirements to avoid partial string comparisons in authentication or validation logic.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can mandate full, exact comparisons for sensitive operations.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
degrades

Secure system architecture principles discourage unsafe partial comparisons in critical paths.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards can explicitly prohibit substring-based comparisons for security decisions.

A.8.5 Secure authentication partial match
degrades

Secure authentication mechanisms can reduce reliance on partial string comparisons for credential or token validation.

References