CVE-2024-43187
Ibm Security Verify Access 10.0.0.0 – 10.0.9.0
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSummary
CVE-2024-43187 is a medium-severity Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information (CWE-319) vulnerability in Ibm Security Verify Access. Its CVSS base score is 5.9 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Network Sniffing (T1040); ranked at the 16th 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 SC-8 (Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-43187 is a vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Access Appliance and Container versions 10.0.0 through 10.0.8 that results in the transmission of sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext over a communication channel susceptible to sniffing by unauthorized actors. This issue is classified under CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information) and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.9 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating medium severity primarily due to high confidentiality impact.
The vulnerability can be exploited by unauthorized actors with network access who lack privileges and require no user interaction, though exploitation demands high attack complexity, such as positioning to intercept traffic. Successful attacks enable sniffing and capture of sensitive data in transit, compromising confidentiality without affecting integrity or availability.
IBM's security advisory at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7182386 provides details on remediation and mitigation steps for this vulnerability.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-40297
Vulnerability Data
IBM Security Verify Access Appliance and Container 10.0.0 through 10.0.8 transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
SC-8 directly requires protecting confidentiality of transmitted information, which structurally eliminates cleartext transmission of sensitive data.
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.
Encryption of data-in-transit directly prevents cleartext transmission while the control also addresses integrity and availability.
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.
Specifying encryption and other security technology for network services prevents transmission of sensitive information in cleartext over potentially untrusted channels.
Mandating cryptographic protection and stronger authentication on public networks stops the transmission of plaintext sensitive information.
Specifying communications-security requirements and secure remote-access methods (including encryption expectations) prevents the transmission of sensitive data in cleartext over home or public networks.
Armoured conduits, electromagnetic shielding and locked enclosures make passive eavesdropping on unencrypted traffic traversing the cables more difficult, mitigating exposure of sensitive data in transit.