CVE-2024-49342
Published: 28 July 2025
Summary
CVE-2024-49342 is a high-severity Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307) vulnerability in Ibm Informix Dynamic Server. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 48.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-54828
Vulnerability details
IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.10 and 14.10 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
This control directly enforces limits on consecutive invalid logon attempts and automatic response (e.g., lockout) to prevent brute-force exploitation of authentication mechanisms.
Specific conditions can include excessive failed attempts, triggering stronger authentication that restricts brute-force exploitation.